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#8F666F

#8f666f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8f666f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 40% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.67% magenta, 22.38% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 346.83°, with 16.73% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #8f666f
  2. #668f86

Split complementary

  1. #8f666f
  2. #668f72
  3. #66838f

Analogous

  1. #8f6683
  2. #8f666f
  3. #8f7266

Triadic

  1. #8f666f
  2. #6f8f66
  3. #666f8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f666f
  2. #8f8666
  3. #668f86
  4. #666f8f

Square

  1. #8f666f
  2. #838f66
  3. #668f86
  4. #72668f

Monochromatic

  1. #36262a
  2. #62464c
  3. #8f666f
  4. #b19198
  5. #d0bec2

Shades

#8f666f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f666f
  2. #815c64
  3. #725259
  4. #64474e
  5. #563d43
  6. #483338
  7. #39292c
  8. #2b1f21
  9. #1d1416
  10. #0e0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f666f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f666f
  2. #9a757d
  3. #a5858c
  4. #b1949a
  5. #bca3a9
  6. #c7b3b7
  7. #d2c2c5
  8. #ddd1d4
  9. #e9e0e2
  10. #f4f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f666f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f666f
  2. #8e6971
  3. #8c6b72
  4. #8b6e74
  5. #897076
  6. #887378
  7. #867679
  8. #85787b
  9. #837b7d
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6d6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75746e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #966369 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6a6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93646b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f666f {
  color: #8f666f;
}
Background
.bg-8f666f {
  background-color: #8f666f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f666f {
  border: 2px solid #8f666f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f666f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 102 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 17% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f666f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f666f, #8f7266);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f666f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 102 111 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.19 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.89 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.64 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.78 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.66 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.80 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 11.12 #709990 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8f666f  rgb(143, 102, 111)  hsl(347, 17%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#668f86  rgb(102, 143, 134)  hsl(167, 17%, 48%)  Xanadu
#6f8f66  rgb(111, 143, 102)  hsl(107, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green
#666f8f  rgb(102, 111, 143)  hsl(227, 17%, 48%)  Queen Blue