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#985D72

#985d72 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#985d72 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 36.47% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 25% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 338.64°, with 24.08% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #985d72
  2. #5d9883

Split complementary

  1. #985d72
  2. #5d9865
  3. #5d9098

Analogous

  1. #985d90
  2. #985d72
  3. #98655d

Triadic

  1. #985d72
  2. #72985d
  3. #5d7298

Tetradic

  1. #985d72
  2. #98835d
  3. #5d9883
  4. #5d7298

Square

  1. #985d72
  2. #90985d
  3. #5d9883
  4. #655d98

Monochromatic

  1. #39232b
  2. #69404e
  3. #985d72
  4. #b78a9a
  5. #d4bac3

Shades

#985d72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985d72
  2. #895467
  3. #7a4a5b
  4. #6a4150
  5. #5b3844
  6. #4c2f39
  7. #3d252e
  8. #2e1c22
  9. #1e1317
  10. #0f090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#985d72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985d72
  2. #a26d80
  3. #ad7d8e
  4. #b78e9c
  5. #c19eaa
  6. #ccaeb9
  7. #d6bec7
  8. #e0ced5
  9. #eadfe3
  10. #f5eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985d72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985d72
  2. #966173
  3. #936475
  4. #916876
  5. #8e6b78
  6. #8c6f79
  7. #8a727a
  8. #87767c
  9. #85797d
  10. #827d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #816870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646873 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737271 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6472 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836a71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d5b6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985d72 {
  color: #985d72;
}
Background
.bg-985d72 {
  background-color: #985d72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-985d72 {
  border: 2px solid #985d72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985d72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 93 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 24% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985d72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985d72, #98655d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985d72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 93 114 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 2.72 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.25 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.02 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.35 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.56 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.94 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.17 #67a28d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#985d72  rgb(152, 93, 114)  hsl(339, 24%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#5d9883  rgb(93, 152, 131)  hsl(159, 24%, 48%)  Persian Green
#72985d  rgb(114, 152, 93)  hsl(99, 24%, 48%)  Asparagus
#5d7298  rgb(93, 114, 152)  hsl(219, 24%, 48%)  Queen Blue