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#AB5A70

#ab5a70 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab5a70 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 35.29% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.37% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 343.7°, with 32.53% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #5aab95

Split complementary

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #5aab6d
  3. #5a99ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5a99
  2. #ab5a70
  3. #ab6d5a

Triadic

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #70ab5a
  3. #5a70ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #ab955a
  3. #5aab95
  4. #5a70ab

Square

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #99ab5a
  3. #5aab95
  4. #6d5aab

Monochromatic

  1. #48242e
  2. #7a3e4f
  3. #ab5a70
  4. #c58d9c
  5. #dfbfc8

Shades

#ab5a70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #9a5165
  3. #89485a
  4. #783f4e
  5. #673643
  6. #562d38
  7. #44242d
  8. #331b22
  9. #221216
  10. #11090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab5a70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #b36b7e
  3. #bc7b8d
  4. #c48c9b
  5. #cd9ca9
  6. #d5adb8
  7. #ddbdc6
  8. #e6ced4
  9. #eedee2
  10. #f7eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab5a70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab5a70
  2. #a75e72
  3. #a26273
  4. #9e6575
  5. #9a6976
  6. #966d78
  7. #91717a
  8. #8d757b
  9. #89787d
  10. #847c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676a71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c796e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75362 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #886470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916e6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab5a70 {
  color: #ab5a70;
}
Background
.bg-ab5a70 {
  background-color: #ab5a70;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab5a70 {
  border: 2px solid #ab5a70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab5a70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 90 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab5a70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab5a70, #ab6d5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab5a70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 90 112 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.38 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.04 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.61 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.49 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.02 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.28 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.94 #54a58f Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#ab5a70  rgb(171, 90, 112)  hsl(344, 33%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#5aab95  rgb(90, 171, 149)  hsl(164, 33%, 51%)  Jungle Green
#70ab5a  rgb(112, 171, 90)  hsl(104, 33%, 51%)  Asparagus
#5a70ab  rgb(90, 112, 171)  hsl(224, 33%, 51%)  Queen Blue