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#97656F

#97656f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#97656f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 39.61% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.11% magenta, 26.49% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 19.84% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #97656f
  2. #65978d

Split complementary

  1. #97656f
  2. #659774
  3. #658897

Analogous

  1. #976588
  2. #97656f
  3. #977465

Triadic

  1. #97656f
  2. #6f9765
  3. #656f97

Tetradic

  1. #97656f
  2. #978d65
  3. #65978d
  4. #656f97

Square

  1. #97656f
  2. #889765
  3. #65978d
  4. #746597

Monochromatic

  1. #3b282c
  2. #69464d
  3. #97656f
  4. #b69299
  5. #d5c0c4

Shades

#97656f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97656f
  2. #885b64
  3. #795159
  4. #6a474e
  5. #5b3d43
  6. #4c3338
  7. #3c282c
  8. #2d1e21
  9. #1e1416
  10. #0f0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#97656f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97656f
  2. #a1747d
  3. #ac848c
  4. #b6939a
  5. #c1a3a9
  6. #cbb2b7
  7. #d5c1c5
  8. #e0d1d4
  9. #eae0e2
  10. #f5f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97656f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97656f
  2. #956871
  3. #926a72
  4. #906d74
  5. #8e7076
  6. #8c7378
  7. #897579
  8. #87787b
  9. #857b7d
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6d6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78766e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806a6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86706e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c636b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97656f {
  color: #97656f;
}
Background
.bg-97656f {
  background-color: #97656f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-97656f {
  border: 2px solid #97656f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97656f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 101 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97656f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97656f, #977465);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97656f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 101 111 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 2.67 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.11 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.82 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.91 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.38 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.97 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.79 #689a90 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#97656f  rgb(151, 101, 111)  hsl(348, 20%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#65978d  rgb(101, 151, 141)  hsl(168, 20%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#6f9765  rgb(111, 151, 101)  hsl(108, 20%, 49%)  Asparagus
#656f97  rgb(101, 111, 151)  hsl(228, 20%, 49%)  Queen Blue