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#8A6B74

#8a6b74 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a6b74 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.96% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.46% magenta, 15.94% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 342.58°, with 12.65% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1718

Complementary

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #6b8a81

Split complementary

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #6b8a72
  3. #6b848a

Analogous

  1. #8a6b84
  2. #8a6b74
  3. #8a726b

Triadic

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #748a6b
  3. #6b748a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #8a816b
  3. #6b8a81
  4. #6b748a

Square

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #848a6b
  3. #6b8a81
  4. #726b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #34282c
  2. #5f4a50
  3. #8a6b74
  4. #ad959c
  5. #cec0c4

Shades

#8a6b74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #7c6068
  3. #6e565d
  4. #614b51
  5. #534046
  6. #45363a
  7. #372b2e
  8. #292023
  9. #1c1517
  10. #0e0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6b74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #967a82
  3. #a18990
  4. #ad979e
  5. #b9a6ac
  6. #c5b5ba
  7. #d0c4c7
  8. #dcd3d5
  9. #e8e1e3
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6b74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6b74
  2. #896d75
  3. #886f76
  4. #877178
  5. #867379
  6. #85767a
  7. #84787b
  8. #837a7c
  9. #827c7e
  10. #817e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f7074 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767573 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f6a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6e74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7174 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6b74 {
  color: #8a6b74;
}
Background
.bg-8a6b74 {
  background-color: #8a6b74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6b74 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6b74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6b74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 107 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 13% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6b74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6b74, #8a726b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6b74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 107 116 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.03 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.23 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.08 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.23 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.02 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 11.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.82 #75948b Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a6b74  rgb(138, 107, 116)  hsl(343, 13%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#6b8a81  rgb(107, 138, 129)  hsl(163, 13%, 48%)  Xanadu
#748a6b  rgb(116, 138, 107)  hsl(103, 13%, 48%)  Xanadu
#6b748a  rgb(107, 116, 138)  hsl(223, 13%, 48%)  Slate Gray