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#956169

#956169 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#956169 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 38.04% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 29.53% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 350.77°, with 21.14% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #956169
  2. #61958d

Split complementary

  1. #956169
  2. #619573
  3. #618395

Analogous

  1. #956183
  2. #956169
  3. #957361

Triadic

  1. #956169
  2. #699561
  3. #616995

Tetradic

  1. #956169
  2. #958d61
  3. #61958d
  4. #616995

Square

  1. #956169
  2. #839561
  3. #61958d
  4. #736195

Monochromatic

  1. #382528
  2. #674348
  3. #956169
  4. #b58d94
  5. #d3bcbf

Shades

#956169 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #956169
  2. #86575f
  3. #774e54
  4. #68444a
  5. #593a3f
  6. #4b3135
  7. #3c272a
  8. #2d1d20
  9. #1e1315
  10. #0f0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#956169 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #956169
  2. #a07178
  3. #aa8187
  4. #b59096
  5. #bfa0a5
  6. #cab0b4
  7. #d5c0c3
  8. #dfd0d2
  9. #eadfe1
  10. #f4eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#956169 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #956169
  2. #93646b
  3. #91676e
  4. #8f6a70
  5. #8d6d72
  6. #8b7175
  7. #887477
  8. #867779
  9. #847a7b
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #806a6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767368 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5d64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6669 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846c68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b5e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-956169 {
  color: #956169;
}
Background
.bg-956169 {
  background-color: #956169;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-956169 {
  border: 2px solid #956169;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #956169;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 97 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 21% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-956169 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #956169, #957361);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-956169 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 97 105 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 2.62 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 3.60 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.67 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.76 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.17 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.92 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.60 #6a9e96 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#956169  rgb(149, 97, 105)  hsl(351, 21%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#61958d  rgb(97, 149, 141)  hsl(171, 21%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#699561  rgb(105, 149, 97)  hsl(111, 21%, 48%)  Asparagus
#616995  rgb(97, 105, 149)  hsl(231, 21%, 48%)  Queen Blue