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#A04B60

#a04b60 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a04b60 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 29.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.12% magenta, 40% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 345.18°, with 36.17% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #a04b60
  2. #4ba08b

Split complementary

  1. #a04b60
  2. #4ba061
  3. #4b8aa0

Analogous

  1. #a04b8a
  2. #a04b60
  3. #a0614b

Triadic

  1. #a04b60
  2. #60a04b
  3. #4b60a0

Tetradic

  1. #a04b60
  2. #a08b4b
  3. #4ba08b
  4. #4b60a0

Square

  1. #a04b60
  2. #8aa04b
  3. #4ba08b
  4. #614ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #381a21
  2. #6c3341
  3. #a04b60
  4. #c0788a
  5. #d8acb7

Shades

#a04b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a04b60
  2. #904456
  3. #803c4d
  4. #703543
  5. #602d3a
  6. #502630
  7. #401e26
  8. #30171d
  9. #200f13
  10. #10080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a04b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a04b60
  2. #aa5d70
  3. #b36f80
  4. #bd8190
  5. #c693a0
  6. #d0a5b0
  7. #d9b7bf
  8. #e3c9cf
  9. #ecdbdf
  10. #f6edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a04b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a04b60
  2. #9d5063
  3. #9a5666
  4. #965b6a
  5. #93606d
  6. #906670
  7. #8d6b73
  8. #8a7076
  9. #86757a
  10. #837b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5c61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706c5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4253 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5660 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86615f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84658 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a04b60 {
  color: #a04b60;
}
Background
.bg-a04b60 {
  background-color: #a04b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a04b60 {
  border: 2px solid #a04b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a04b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a04b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a04b60, #a0614b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a04b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.37 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.84 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.92 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.91 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.93 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.23 #5fb49f Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#a04b60  rgb(160, 75, 96)  hsl(345, 36%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#4ba08b  rgb(75, 160, 139)  hsl(165, 36%, 46%)  Persian Green
#60a04b  rgb(96, 160, 75)  hsl(105, 36%, 46%)  Asparagus
#4b60a0  rgb(75, 96, 160)  hsl(225, 36%, 46%)  Queen Blue