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#985D7D

#985d7d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#985d7d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 17.76% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 327.46°, with 24.08% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #985d7d
  2. #5d9878

Split complementary

  1. #985d7d
  2. #60985d
  3. #5d9896

Analogous

  1. #965d98
  2. #985d7d
  3. #985d60

Triadic

  1. #985d7d
  2. #7d985d
  3. #5d7d98

Tetradic

  1. #985d7d
  2. #98785d
  3. #5d9878
  4. #5d7d98

Square

  1. #985d7d
  2. #98965d
  3. #5d9878
  4. #5d6098

Monochromatic

  1. #39232f
  2. #694056
  3. #985d7d
  4. #b78aa3
  5. #d4bac8

Shades

#985d7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985d7d
  2. #895471
  3. #7a4a64
  4. #6a4158
  5. #5b384b
  6. #4c2f3f
  7. #3d2532
  8. #2e1c26
  9. #1e1319
  10. #0f090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#985d7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985d7d
  2. #a26d8a
  3. #ad7d97
  4. #b78ea4
  5. #c19eb1
  6. #ccaebe
  7. #d6becb
  8. #e0ced8
  9. #eadfe5
  10. #f5eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985d7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985d7d
  2. #96617d
  3. #93647e
  4. #91687e
  5. #8e6b7e
  6. #8c6f7f
  7. #8a727f
  8. #87767f
  9. #85797f
  10. #827d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #826875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62697e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70737b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05c68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b657e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826b7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d5d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985d7d {
  color: #985d7d;
}
Background
.bg-985d7d {
  background-color: #985d7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-985d7d {
  border: 2px solid #985d7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985d7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 93 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 24% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985d7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985d7d, #985d60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985d7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 93 125 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.79 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 6.63 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.65 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.73 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.66 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.70 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 11.39 #67a282 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#985d7d  rgb(152, 93, 125)  hsl(327, 24%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#5d9878  rgb(93, 152, 120)  hsl(147, 24%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#7d985d  rgb(125, 152, 93)  hsl(87, 24%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5d7d98  rgb(93, 125, 152)  hsl(207, 24%, 48%)  Air Force Blue