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#9C5B74

#9c5b74 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c5b74 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 35.69% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.67% magenta, 25.64% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 336.92°, with 26.32% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #5b9c83

Split complementary

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #5b9c62
  3. #5b959c

Analogous

  1. #9c5b95
  2. #9c5b74
  3. #9c625b

Triadic

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #749c5b
  3. #5b749c

Tetradic

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #9c835b
  3. #5b9c83
  4. #5b749c

Square

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #959c5b
  3. #5b9c83
  4. #625b9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b232c
  2. #6c3f50
  3. #9c5b74
  4. #ba899c
  5. #d6bac5

Shades

#9c5b74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #8c5268
  3. #7d495d
  4. #6d4051
  5. #5e3746
  6. #4e2e3a
  7. #3e242e
  8. #2f1b23
  9. #1f1217
  10. #10090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c5b74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #a66b82
  3. #b07c90
  4. #ba8c9e
  5. #c49dac
  6. #ceadba
  7. #d7bdc7
  8. #e1ced5
  9. #ebdee3
  10. #f5eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c5b74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c5b74
  2. #995f75
  3. #966276
  4. #946678
  5. #916a79
  6. #8e6e7a
  7. #8b717b
  8. #88757c
  9. #86797e
  10. #837c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636875 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737372 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856a73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2596b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c5b74 {
  color: #9c5b74;
}
Background
.bg-9c5b74 {
  background-color: #9c5b74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c5b74 {
  border: 2px solid #9c5b74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c5b74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 91 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 337 26% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c5b74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c5b74, #9c625b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c5b74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 91 116 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.12 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 6.86 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.15 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.43 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.68 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.88 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.17 #63a48b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9c5b74  rgb(156, 91, 116)  hsl(337, 26%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#5b9c83  rgb(91, 156, 131)  hsl(157, 26%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#749c5b  rgb(116, 156, 91)  hsl(97, 26%, 48%)  Asparagus
#5b749c  rgb(91, 116, 156)  hsl(217, 26%, 48%)  Queen Blue