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#9E4B60

#9e4b60 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9e4b60 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 29.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.53% magenta, 39.24% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 344.82°, with 35.62% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #4b9e89

Split complementary

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #4b9e60
  3. #4b8a9e

Analogous

  1. #9e4b8a
  2. #9e4b60
  3. #9e604b

Triadic

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #609e4b
  3. #4b609e

Tetradic

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #9e894b
  3. #4b9e89
  4. #4b609e

Square

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #8a9e4b
  3. #4b9e89
  4. #604b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #361a21
  2. #6a3240
  3. #9e4b60
  4. #be7789
  5. #d7abb6

Shades

#9e4b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #8e4456
  3. #7e3c4d
  4. #6f3543
  5. #5f2d3a
  6. #4f2630
  7. #3f1e26
  8. #2f171d
  9. #200f13
  10. #10080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e4b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #a85d70
  3. #b16f80
  4. #bb8190
  5. #c593a0
  6. #cfa5b0
  7. #d8b7bf
  8. #e2c9cf
  9. #ecdbdf
  10. #f5edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e4b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e4b60
  2. #9b5063
  3. #985666
  4. #955b6a
  5. #92606d
  6. #8f6670
  7. #8c6b73
  8. #897076
  9. #86757a
  10. #837b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5c61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6c5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4353 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5560 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84605f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a54658 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e4b60 {
  color: #9e4b60;
}
Background
.bg-9e4b60 {
  background-color: #9e4b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e4b60 {
  border: 2px solid #9e4b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e4b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e4b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e4b60, #9e604b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e4b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.18 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.51 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.71 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.76 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.95 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.20 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.23 #61b49f Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9e4b60  rgb(158, 75, 96)  hsl(345, 36%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#4b9e89  rgb(75, 158, 137)  hsl(165, 36%, 46%)  Persian Green
#609e4b  rgb(96, 158, 75)  hsl(105, 36%, 46%)  Asparagus
#4b609e  rgb(75, 96, 158)  hsl(225, 36%, 46%)  Queen Blue