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#A36070

#a36070 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a36070 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 37.65% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.1% magenta, 31.29% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 345.67°, with 26.69% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #a36070
  2. #60a393

Split complementary

  1. #a36070
  2. #60a371
  3. #6091a3

Analogous

  1. #a36091
  2. #a36070
  3. #a37160

Triadic

  1. #a36070
  2. #70a360
  3. #6070a3

Tetradic

  1. #a36070
  2. #a39360
  3. #60a393
  4. #6070a3

Square

  1. #a36070
  2. #91a360
  3. #60a393
  4. #7160a3

Monochromatic

  1. #43272e
  2. #74434f
  3. #a36070
  4. #bf909c
  5. #dbc1c7

Shades

#a36070 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a36070
  2. #935665
  3. #824d5a
  4. #72434e
  5. #623a43
  6. #523038
  7. #41262d
  8. #311d22
  9. #211316
  10. #100a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a36070 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a36070
  2. #ac707e
  3. #b5808d
  4. #bf909b
  5. #c8a0a9
  6. #d1b0b8
  7. #dabfc6
  8. #e3cfd4
  9. #eddfe2
  10. #f6eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a36070 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a36070
  2. #a06372
  3. #9c6673
  4. #996a75
  5. #956d76
  6. #927078
  7. #8e737a
  8. #8b767b
  9. #877a7d
  10. #847d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b786f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5b66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856770 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa5d6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a36070 {
  color: #a36070;
}
Background
.bg-a36070 {
  background-color: #a36070;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a36070 {
  border: 2px solid #a36070;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a36070;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 96 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 27% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a36070 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a36070, #a37160);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a36070 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 96 112 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.39 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.30 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.37 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.78 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.09 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.19 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.21 #5c9f8f Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#a36070  rgb(163, 96, 112)  hsl(346, 27%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#60a393  rgb(96, 163, 147)  hsl(166, 27%, 51%)  Persian Green
#70a360  rgb(112, 163, 96)  hsl(106, 27%, 51%)  Asparagus
#6070a3  rgb(96, 112, 163)  hsl(226, 27%, 51%)  Queen Blue