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#AB536E

#ab536e ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab536e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 32.55% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.46% magenta, 35.67% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 341.59°, with 34.65% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #ab536e
  2. #53ab90

Split complementary

  1. #ab536e
  2. #53ab64
  3. #539aab

Analogous

  1. #ab539a
  2. #ab536e
  3. #ab6453

Triadic

  1. #ab536e
  2. #6eab53
  3. #536eab

Tetradic

  1. #ab536e
  2. #ab9053
  3. #53ab90
  4. #536eab

Square

  1. #ab536e
  2. #9aab53
  3. #53ab90
  4. #6453ab

Monochromatic

  1. #44212c
  2. #773a4d
  3. #ab536e
  4. #c48699
  5. #ddbac5

Shades

#ab536e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab536e
  2. #9a4b63
  3. #894258
  4. #783a4d
  5. #673242
  6. #562a37
  7. #44212c
  8. #331921
  9. #221116
  10. #11080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab536e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab536e
  2. #b3647d
  3. #bc758b
  4. #c4879a
  5. #cd98a8
  6. #d5a9b7
  7. #ddbac5
  8. #e6cbd4
  9. #eedde2
  10. #f7eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab536e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab536e
  2. #a75870
  3. #a25c72
  4. #9e6173
  5. #9a6575
  6. #966a77
  7. #916e79
  8. #8d737b
  9. #89777c
  10. #847c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b656f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62656f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78766c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #855e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f696d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab536e {
  color: #ab536e;
}
Background
.bg-ab536e {
  background-color: #ab536e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab536e {
  border: 2px solid #ab536e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab536e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 83 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab536e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab536e, #ab6453);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab536e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 83 110 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.51 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.74 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.04 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.51 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.59 #54ac91 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#ab536e  rgb(171, 83, 110)  hsl(342, 35%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#53ab90  rgb(83, 171, 144)  hsl(162, 35%, 50%)  Jungle Green
#6eab53  rgb(110, 171, 83)  hsl(102, 35%, 50%)  Asparagus
#536eab  rgb(83, 110, 171)  hsl(222, 35%, 50%)  Queen Blue