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#8F6068

#8f6068 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8f6068 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 37.65% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.87% magenta, 27.27% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 349.79°, with 19.67% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #8f6068
  2. #608f87

Split complementary

  1. #8f6068
  2. #608f6f
  3. #607f8f

Analogous

  1. #8f607f
  2. #8f6068
  3. #8f6f60

Triadic

  1. #8f6068
  2. #688f60
  3. #60688f

Tetradic

  1. #8f6068
  2. #8f8760
  3. #608f87
  4. #60688f

Square

  1. #8f6068
  2. #7f8f60
  3. #608f87
  4. #6f608f

Monochromatic

  1. #332325
  2. #614147
  3. #8f6068
  4. #b18b91
  5. #d0b8bc

Shades

#8f6068 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f6068
  2. #81565e
  3. #724d53
  4. #644349
  5. #563a3e
  6. #483034
  7. #39262a
  8. #2b1d1f
  9. #1d1315
  10. #0e0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f6068 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f6068
  2. #9a7077
  3. #a58086
  4. #b19095
  5. #bca0a4
  6. #c7b0b4
  7. #d2bfc3
  8. #ddcfd2
  9. #e9dfe1
  10. #f4eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f6068 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f6068
  2. #8e636a
  3. #8c666d
  4. #8b6a6f
  5. #896d72
  6. #887074
  7. #867376
  8. #857679
  9. #837a7b
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c686b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676868 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737067 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975c63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796568 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6a67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #945e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f6068 {
  color: #8f6068;
}
Background
.bg-8f6068 {
  background-color: #8f6068;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f6068 {
  border: 2px solid #8f6068;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f6068;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 96 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 20% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f6068 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f6068, #8f6f60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f6068 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 96 104 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 2.28 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.37 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.27 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.59 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.13 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.14 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.27 #709f97 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8f6068  rgb(143, 96, 104)  hsl(350, 20%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#608f87  rgb(96, 143, 135)  hsl(170, 20%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#688f60  rgb(104, 143, 96)  hsl(110, 20%, 47%)  Sea Green
#60688f  rgb(96, 104, 143)  hsl(230, 20%, 47%)  Queen Blue