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#9A4E61

#9a4e61 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9a4e61 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 30.59% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.35% magenta, 37.01% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 32.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #4e9a87

Split complementary

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #4e9a61
  3. #4e879a

Analogous

  1. #9a4e87
  2. #9a4e61
  3. #9a614e

Triadic

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #619a4e
  3. #4e619a

Tetradic

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #9a874e
  3. #4e9a87
  4. #4e619a

Square

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #879a4e
  3. #4e9a87
  4. #614e9a

Monochromatic

  1. #341b21
  2. #673441
  3. #9a4e61
  4. #bb798a
  5. #d5acb6

Shades

#9a4e61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #8b4657
  3. #7b3e4e
  4. #6c3744
  5. #5c2f3a
  6. #4d2731
  7. #3e1f27
  8. #2e171d
  9. #1f1013
  10. #0f080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a4e61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #a46071
  3. #ae7181
  4. #b88390
  5. #c295a0
  6. #cda7b0
  7. #d7b8c0
  8. #e1cad0
  9. #ebdcdf
  10. #f5edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a4e61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a4e61
  2. #975364
  3. #955867
  4. #925d6a
  5. #90626d
  6. #8d6771
  7. #8a6c74
  8. #887177
  9. #85767a
  10. #837b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e5d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5d61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6b5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a54755 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795761 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826160 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14a5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a4e61 {
  color: #9a4e61;
}
Background
.bg-9a4e61 {
  background-color: #9a4e61;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9a4e61 {
  border: 2px solid #9a4e61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a4e61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 78 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 33% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a4e61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a4e61, #9a614e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a4e61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 78 97 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.13 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.06 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.68 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.18 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.23 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.31 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.59 #65b19e Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9a4e61  rgb(154, 78, 97)  hsl(345, 33%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#4e9a87  rgb(78, 154, 135)  hsl(165, 33%, 45%)  Persian Green
#619a4e  rgb(97, 154, 78)  hsl(105, 33%, 45%)  Asparagus
#4e619a  rgb(78, 97, 154)  hsl(225, 33%, 45%)  Queen Blue