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#9C6489

#9c6489 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9c6489 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 39.22% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.9% magenta, 12.18% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 320.36°, with 22.05% saturation and 50.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 8.04.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1799

Complementary

  1. #9c6489
  2. #649c77

Split complementary

  1. #9c6489
  2. #6d9c64
  3. #649c93

Analogous

  1. #93649c
  2. #9c6489
  3. #9c646d

Triadic

  1. #9c6489
  2. #899c64
  3. #64899c

Tetradic

  1. #9c6489
  2. #9c7764
  3. #649c77
  4. #64899c

Square

  1. #9c6489
  2. #9c9364
  3. #649c77
  4. #646d9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2837
  2. #6e4660
  3. #9c6489
  4. #ba93ad
  5. #d8c1d0

Shades

#9c6489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c6489
  2. #8c5a7b
  3. #7d506e
  4. #6d4660
  5. #5e3c52
  6. #4e3245
  7. #3e2837
  8. #2f1e29
  9. #1f141b
  10. #100a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c6489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c6489
  2. #a67495
  3. #b083a1
  4. #ba93ac
  5. #c4a2b8
  6. #ceb2c4
  7. #d7c1d0
  8. #e1d1dc
  9. #ebe0e7
  10. #f5f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c6489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c6489
  2. #996788
  3. #966a87
  4. #946c86
  5. #916f85
  6. #8e7285
  7. #8b7584
  8. #887883
  9. #867a82
  10. #837d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66708a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0647b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c6489 {
  color: #9c6489;
}
Background
.bg-9c6489 {
  background-color: #9c6489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c6489 {
  border: 2px solid #9c6489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c6489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 100 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 22% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c6489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c6489, #9c646d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c6489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 100 137 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.97 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.43 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.57 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.42 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.68 #639b76 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9c6489  rgb(156, 100, 137)  hsl(320, 22%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#649c77  rgb(100, 156, 119)  hsl(140, 22%, 50%)  Jungle Green
#899c64  rgb(137, 156, 100)  hsl(80, 22%, 50%)  Moss Green
#64899c  rgb(100, 137, 156)  hsl(200, 22%, 50%)  Air Force Blue