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#915565

#915565 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#915565 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.38% magenta, 30.34% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 344°, with 26.09% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #915565
  2. #559181

Split complementary

  1. #915565
  2. #559163
  3. #558391

Analogous

  1. #915583
  2. #915565
  3. #916355

Triadic

  1. #915565
  2. #659155
  3. #556591

Tetradic

  1. #915565
  2. #918155
  3. #559181
  4. #556591

Square

  1. #915565
  2. #839155
  3. #559181
  4. #635591

Monochromatic

  1. #311c22
  2. #613943
  3. #915565
  4. #b47f8d
  5. #d0afb8

Shades

#915565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #915565
  2. #834d5b
  3. #744451
  4. #663c47
  5. #57333d
  6. #492b33
  7. #3a2228
  8. #2c1a1e
  9. #1d1114
  10. #0f090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#915565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #915565
  2. #9c6674
  3. #a77784
  4. #b28893
  5. #bd99a3
  6. #c8aab2
  7. #d3bbc1
  8. #deccd1
  9. #e9dde0
  10. #f4eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#915565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #915565
  2. #8f5968
  3. #8e5e6a
  4. #8c626d
  5. #8a6670
  6. #896b73
  7. #876f75
  8. #857378
  9. #83777b
  10. #827c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6065 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6b64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a515b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765c65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6364 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97525f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-915565 {
  color: #915565;
}
Background
.bg-915565 {
  background-color: #915565;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-915565 {
  border: 2px solid #915565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #915565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 26% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-915565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #915565, #916355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-915565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 101 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.43 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 6.49 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.85 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.63 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.81 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.97 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.01 #6eaa9a Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#915565  rgb(145, 85, 101)  hsl(344, 26%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#559181  rgb(85, 145, 129)  hsl(164, 26%, 45%)  Viridian
#659155  rgb(101, 145, 85)  hsl(104, 26%, 45%)  Moss Green
#556591  rgb(85, 101, 145)  hsl(224, 26%, 45%)  Queen Blue