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#9F596F

#9f596f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9f596f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.03% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 341.14°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #9f596f
  2. #599f89

Split complementary

  1. #9f596f
  2. #599f66
  3. #59929f

Analogous

  1. #9f5992
  2. #9f596f
  3. #9f6659

Triadic

  1. #9f596f
  2. #6f9f59
  3. #596f9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f596f
  2. #9f8959
  3. #599f89
  4. #596f9f

Square

  1. #9f596f
  2. #929f59
  3. #599f89
  4. #66599f

Monochromatic

  1. #3d222b
  2. #6e3e4d
  3. #9f596f
  4. #bc8899
  5. #d8b9c3

Shades

#9f596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f596f
  2. #8f5064
  3. #7f4759
  4. #6f3e4e
  5. #5f3543
  6. #502d38
  7. #40242c
  8. #301b21
  9. #201216
  10. #10090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f596f
  2. #a96a7d
  3. #b27a8c
  4. #bc8b9a
  5. #c59ba9
  6. #cfacb7
  7. #d9bdc5
  8. #e2cdd4
  9. #ecdee2
  10. #f5eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f596f
  2. #9c5d71
  3. #996172
  4. #966574
  5. #936976
  6. #906d78
  7. #8c7079
  8. #89747b
  9. #86787d
  10. #837c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85666f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636670 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75736d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95461 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f616f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886a6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55667 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f596f {
  color: #9f596f;
}
Background
.bg-9f596f {
  background-color: #9f596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9f596f {
  border: 2px solid #9f596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 28% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f596f, #9f6659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.30 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.50 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.35 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.02 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.23 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.16 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.52 #60a690 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#9f596f  rgb(159, 89, 111)  hsl(341, 28%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#599f89  rgb(89, 159, 137)  hsl(161, 28%, 49%)  Persian Green
#6f9f59  rgb(111, 159, 89)  hsl(101, 28%, 49%)  Asparagus
#596f9f  rgb(89, 111, 159)  hsl(221, 28%, 49%)  Queen Blue