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#9F596D

#9f596d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9f596d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 34.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.03% magenta, 31.45% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 28.23% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #9f596d
  2. #599f8b

Split complementary

  1. #9f596d
  2. #599f68
  3. #59909f

Analogous

  1. #9f5990
  2. #9f596d
  3. #9f6859

Triadic

  1. #9f596d
  2. #6d9f59
  3. #596d9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f596d
  2. #9f8b59
  3. #599f8b
  4. #596d9f

Square

  1. #9f596d
  2. #909f59
  3. #599f8b
  4. #68599f

Monochromatic

  1. #3d222a
  2. #6e3e4b
  3. #9f596d
  4. #bc8897
  5. #d8b9c2

Shades

#9f596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f596d
  2. #8f5062
  3. #7f4757
  4. #6f3e4c
  5. #5f3541
  6. #502d37
  7. #40242c
  8. #301b21
  9. #201216
  10. #10090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f596d
  2. #a96a7c
  3. #b27a8a
  4. #bc8b99
  5. #c59ba7
  6. #cfacb6
  7. #d9bdc5
  8. #e2cdd3
  9. #ecdee2
  10. #f5eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f596d
  2. #9c5d6f
  3. #996171
  4. #966573
  5. #936975
  6. #906d77
  7. #8c7078
  8. #89747a
  9. #86787c
  10. #837c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84666e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64666e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75736b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80616d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886a6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a65665 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f596d {
  color: #9f596d;
}
Background
.bg-9f596d {
  background-color: #9f596d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9f596d {
  border: 2px solid #9f596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 28% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f596d, #9f6859);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.19 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.82 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.88 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.80 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.17 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.69 #60a692 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9f596d  rgb(159, 89, 109)  hsl(343, 28%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#599f8b  rgb(89, 159, 139)  hsl(163, 28%, 49%)  Persian Green
#6d9f59  rgb(109, 159, 89)  hsl(103, 28%, 49%)  Asparagus
#596d9f  rgb(89, 109, 159)  hsl(223, 28%, 49%)  Queen Blue