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#8D656E

#8d656e ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8d656e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 39.61% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.37% magenta, 21.99% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 346.5°, with 16.53% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #8d656e
  2. #658d84

Split complementary

  1. #8d656e
  2. #658d70
  3. #65828d

Analogous

  1. #8d6582
  2. #8d656e
  3. #8d7065

Triadic

  1. #8d656e
  2. #6e8d65
  3. #656e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d656e
  2. #8d8465
  3. #658d84
  4. #656e8d

Square

  1. #8d656e
  2. #828d65
  3. #658d84
  4. #70658d

Monochromatic

  1. #342528
  2. #60454b
  3. #8d656e
  4. #af8f97
  5. #cfbcc0

Shades

#8d656e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d656e
  2. #7f5b63
  3. #715158
  4. #63474d
  5. #553d42
  6. #473337
  7. #38282c
  8. #2a1e21
  9. #1c1416
  10. #0e0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d656e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d656e
  2. #98747d
  3. #a4848b
  4. #af939a
  5. #bba3a8
  6. #c6b2b7
  7. #d1c1c5
  8. #ddd1d4
  9. #e8e0e2
  10. #f4f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d656e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d656e
  2. #8c6870
  3. #8a6a72
  4. #896d73
  5. #887075
  6. #877377
  7. #857579
  8. #84787b
  9. #837b7c
  10. #817d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6b6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74726d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946268 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a696e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6d6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91636a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d656e {
  color: #8d656e;
}
Background
.bg-8d656e {
  background-color: #8d656e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d656e {
  border: 2px solid #8d656e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d656e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 101 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 17% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d656e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d656e, #8d7065);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d656e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 101 110 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.17 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 5.17 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.33 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.10 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.23 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.35 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.01 #729a91 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8d656e  rgb(141, 101, 110)  hsl(347, 17%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#658d84  rgb(101, 141, 132)  hsl(167, 17%, 47%)  Xanadu
#6e8d65  rgb(110, 141, 101)  hsl(107, 17%, 47%)  Moss Green
#656e8d  rgb(101, 110, 141)  hsl(227, 17%, 47%)  Queen Blue