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#A8596E

#a8596e ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8596e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 34.9% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.02% magenta, 34.52% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 344.05°, with 31.23% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #a8596e
  2. #59a893

Split complementary

  1. #a8596e
  2. #59a86b
  3. #5995a8

Analogous

  1. #a85995
  2. #a8596e
  3. #a86b59

Triadic

  1. #a8596e
  2. #6ea859
  3. #596ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8596e
  2. #a89359
  3. #59a893
  4. #596ea8

Square

  1. #a8596e
  2. #95a859
  3. #59a893
  4. #6b59a8

Monochromatic

  1. #44242c
  2. #763e4d
  3. #a8596e
  4. #c28b9a
  5. #ddbdc6

Shades

#a8596e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8596e
  2. #975063
  3. #864758
  4. #763e4d
  5. #653542
  6. #542d37
  7. #43242c
  8. #321b21
  9. #221216
  10. #11090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8596e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8596e
  2. #b16a7d
  3. #b97a8b
  4. #c28b9a
  5. #cb9ba8
  6. #d4acb7
  7. #dcbdc5
  8. #e5cdd4
  9. #eedee2
  10. #f6eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8596e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8596e
  2. #a45d70
  3. #a06172
  4. #9c6573
  5. #986975
  6. #946d77
  7. #907079
  8. #8c747b
  9. #88787c
  10. #847c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66686f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a776c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45261 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85626e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f6c6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af5566 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8596e {
  color: #a8596e;
}
Background
.bg-a8596e {
  background-color: #a8596e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a8596e {
  border: 2px solid #a8596e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8596e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 89 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 31% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8596e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8596e, #a86b59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8596e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 89 110 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.89 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.54 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.16 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.36 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.42 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.73 #57a691 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#a8596e  rgb(168, 89, 110)  hsl(344, 31%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#59a893  rgb(89, 168, 147)  hsl(164, 31%, 50%)  Persian Green
#6ea859  rgb(110, 168, 89)  hsl(104, 31%, 50%)  Asparagus
#596ea8  rgb(89, 110, 168)  hsl(224, 31%, 50%)  Queen Blue