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#AA596B

#aa596b ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa596b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 34.9% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.65% magenta, 37.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 32.27% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #aa596b
  2. #59aa98

Split complementary

  1. #aa596b
  2. #59aa6f
  3. #5993aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5993
  2. #aa596b
  3. #aa6f59

Triadic

  1. #aa596b
  2. #6baa59
  3. #596baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa596b
  2. #aa9859
  3. #59aa98
  4. #596baa

Square

  1. #aa596b
  2. #93aa59
  3. #59aa98
  4. #6f59aa

Monochromatic

  1. #46242b
  2. #793e4b
  3. #aa596b
  4. #c48c98
  5. #debec5

Shades

#aa596b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa596b
  2. #995060
  3. #884756
  4. #773e4b
  5. #663540
  6. #552d36
  7. #44242b
  8. #331b20
  9. #221215
  10. #11090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa596b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa596b
  2. #b36a7a
  3. #bb7a89
  4. #c48b97
  5. #cc9ba6
  6. #d5acb5
  7. #ddbdc4
  8. #e6cdd3
  9. #eedee1
  10. #f7eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa596b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa596b
  2. #a65d6d
  3. #a2616f
  4. #9d6571
  5. #996973
  6. #956d76
  7. #917078
  8. #8d747a
  9. #88787c
  10. #847c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c696f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67686b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7869 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7515f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87636b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906d6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa596b {
  color: #aa596b;
}
Background
.bg-aa596b {
  background-color: #aa596b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa596b {
  border: 2px solid #aa596b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa596b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 89 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa596b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa596b, #aa6f59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa596b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 89 107 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.40 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.06 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.67 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.05 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.38 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.56 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.59 #55a694 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#aa596b  rgb(170, 89, 107)  hsl(347, 32%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#59aa98  rgb(89, 170, 152)  hsl(167, 32%, 51%)  Persian Green
#6baa59  rgb(107, 170, 89)  hsl(107, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#596baa  rgb(89, 107, 170)  hsl(227, 32%, 51%)  Queen Blue