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#8A617A

#8a617a ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a617a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 38.04% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.71% magenta, 11.59% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 323.41°, with 17.45% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #8a617a
  2. #618a71

Split complementary

  1. #8a617a
  2. #668a61
  3. #618a86

Analogous

  1. #86618a
  2. #8a617a
  3. #8a6166

Triadic

  1. #8a617a
  2. #7a8a61
  3. #617a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a617a
  2. #8a7161
  3. #618a71
  4. #617a8a

Square

  1. #8a617a
  2. #8a8661
  3. #618a71
  4. #61668a

Monochromatic

  1. #30222b
  2. #5d4152
  3. #8a617a
  4. #ad8aa0
  5. #cdb7c4

Shades

#8a617a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a617a
  2. #7c576e
  3. #6e4e62
  4. #614455
  5. #533a49
  6. #45313d
  7. #372731
  8. #291d25
  9. #1c1318
  10. #0e0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a617a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a617a
  2. #967187
  3. #a18195
  4. #ad90a2
  5. #b9a0af
  6. #c5b0bd
  7. #d0c0ca
  8. #dcd0d7
  9. #e8dfe4
  10. #f3eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a617a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a617a
  2. #89647b
  3. #88677b
  4. #876a7c
  5. #866d7c
  6. #85717d
  7. #84747e
  8. #83777e
  9. #827a7f
  10. #817d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63697b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f616a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75667b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796a79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a617a {
  color: #8a617a;
}
Background
.bg-8a617a {
  background-color: #8a617a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a617a {
  border: 2px solid #8a617a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a617a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 97 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 17% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a617a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a617a, #8a6166);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a617a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 97 122 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.13 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.83 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.24 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.66 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.10 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.12 #759e85 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a617a  rgb(138, 97, 122)  hsl(323, 17%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#618a71  rgb(97, 138, 113)  hsl(143, 17%, 46%)  Viridian
#7a8a61  rgb(122, 138, 97)  hsl(83, 17%, 46%)  Moss Green
#617a8a  rgb(97, 122, 138)  hsl(203, 17%, 46%)  Slate Gray