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#A8668E

#a8668e ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a8668e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 40% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.29% magenta, 15.48% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 323.64°, with 27.5% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.88.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1978

Complementary

  1. #a8668e
  2. #66a880

Split complementary

  1. #a8668e
  2. #6da866
  3. #66a8a1

Analogous

  1. #a166a8
  2. #a8668e
  3. #a8666d

Triadic

  1. #a8668e
  2. #8ea866
  3. #668ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8668e
  2. #a88066
  3. #66a880
  4. #668ea8

Square

  1. #a8668e
  2. #a8a166
  3. #66a880
  4. #666da8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2a3e
  2. #7b4666
  3. #a8668e
  4. #c497b2
  5. #dfc8d6

Shades

#a8668e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8668e
  2. #975c80
  3. #865272
  4. #764763
  5. #653d55
  6. #543347
  7. #432939
  8. #321f2b
  9. #22141c
  10. #110a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8668e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8668e
  2. #b17599
  3. #b985a5
  4. #c294b0
  5. #cba3bb
  6. #d4b3c7
  7. #dcc2d2
  8. #e5d1dd
  9. #eee0e8
  10. #f6f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8668e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8668e
  2. #a4698d
  3. #a06b8b
  4. #9c6e8a
  5. #987088
  6. #947387
  7. #907686
  8. #8c7884
  9. #887b83
  10. #847d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f7383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a748f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7f8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b06674 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f768d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad667f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8668e {
  color: #a8668e;
}
Background
.bg-a8668e {
  background-color: #a8668e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8668e {
  border: 2px solid #a8668e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8668e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 102 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8668e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8668e, #a8666d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8668e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 102 142 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.88 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.31 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.33 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.49 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.54 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 11.10 #579971 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Mulberry
#a8668e  rgb(168, 102, 142)  hsl(324, 28%, 53%)  Mulberry
#66a880  rgb(102, 168, 128)  hsl(144, 28%, 53%)  Mint
#8ea866  rgb(142, 168, 102)  hsl(84, 28%, 53%)  Asparagus
#668ea8  rgb(102, 142, 168)  hsl(204, 28%, 53%)  Air Force Blue