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#9D596D

#9d596d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9d596d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 34.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.31% magenta, 30.57% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 342.35°, with 27.64% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #9d596d
  2. #599d89

Split complementary

  1. #9d596d
  2. #599d67
  3. #598f9d

Analogous

  1. #9d598f
  2. #9d596d
  3. #9d6759

Triadic

  1. #9d596d
  2. #6d9d59
  3. #596d9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d596d
  2. #9d8959
  3. #599d89
  4. #596d9d

Square

  1. #9d596d
  2. #8f9d59
  3. #599d89
  4. #67599d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2229
  2. #6c3d4b
  3. #9d596d
  4. #bb8797
  5. #d7b8c1

Shades

#9d596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d596d
  2. #8d5062
  3. #7e4757
  4. #6e3e4c
  5. #5e3541
  6. #4f2d37
  7. #3f242c
  8. #2f1b21
  9. #1f1216
  10. #10090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d596d
  2. #a76a7c
  3. #b17a8a
  4. #ba8b99
  5. #c49ba7
  6. #ceacb6
  7. #d8bdc5
  8. #e2cdd3
  9. #ebdee2
  10. #f5eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d596d
  2. #9a5d6f
  3. #976171
  4. #946573
  5. #916975
  6. #8f6d77
  7. #8c7078
  8. #89747a
  9. #86787c
  10. #837c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83666d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63666e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74726b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e616d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86696c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a35665 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d596d {
  color: #9d596d;
}
Background
.bg-9d596d {
  background-color: #9d596d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9d596d {
  border: 2px solid #9d596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 28% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d596d, #9d6759);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.84 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.53 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.84 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.13 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.44 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.82 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 10.90 #62a692 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9d596d  rgb(157, 89, 109)  hsl(342, 28%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#599d89  rgb(89, 157, 137)  hsl(162, 28%, 48%)  Persian Green
#6d9d59  rgb(109, 157, 89)  hsl(102, 28%, 48%)  Asparagus
#596d9d  rgb(89, 109, 157)  hsl(222, 28%, 48%)  Queen Blue