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#996275

#996275 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#996275 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 38.43% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 339.27°, with 21.91% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #996275
  2. #629986

Split complementary

  1. #996275
  2. #62996b
  3. #629199

Analogous

  1. #996291
  2. #996275
  3. #996b62

Triadic

  1. #996275
  2. #759962
  3. #627599

Tetradic

  1. #996275
  2. #998662
  3. #629986
  4. #627599

Square

  1. #996275
  2. #919962
  3. #629986
  4. #6b6299

Monochromatic

  1. #3c262e
  2. #6a4451
  3. #996275
  4. #b8909e
  5. #d6bec6

Shades

#996275 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #996275
  2. #8a5869
  3. #7a4e5e
  4. #6b4552
  5. #5c3b46
  6. #4d313b
  7. #3d272f
  8. #2e1d23
  9. #1f1417
  10. #0f0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#996275 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #996275
  2. #a37283
  3. #ad8191
  4. #b8919e
  5. #c2a1ac
  6. #ccb1ba
  7. #d6c0c8
  8. #e0d0d6
  9. #ebe0e3
  10. #f5eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#996275 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #996275
  2. #976576
  3. #946877
  4. #926b78
  5. #8f6e79
  6. #8d717b
  7. #8a747c
  8. #88777d
  9. #857a7e
  10. #837d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696c76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767674 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856e74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e606e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-996275 {
  color: #996275;
}
Background
.bg-996275 {
  background-color: #996275;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-996275 {
  border: 2px solid #996275;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #996275;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 98 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 22% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-996275 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #996275, #996b62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-996275 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 98 117 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 2.61 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.24 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.09 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.51 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.76 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.37 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.03 #669d8a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#996275  rgb(153, 98, 117)  hsl(339, 22%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#629986  rgb(98, 153, 134)  hsl(159, 22%, 49%)  Persian Green
#759962  rgb(117, 153, 98)  hsl(99, 22%, 49%)  Asparagus
#627599  rgb(98, 117, 153)  hsl(219, 22%, 49%)  Glaucous