ColorTool
Log in
#AC596F

#ac596f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ac596f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.26% magenta, 35.47% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 344.1°, with 33.33% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #ac596f
  2. #59ac96

Split complementary

  1. #ac596f
  2. #59ac6d
  3. #5999ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5999
  2. #ac596f
  3. #ac6d59

Triadic

  1. #ac596f
  2. #6fac59
  3. #596fac

Tetradic

  1. #ac596f
  2. #ac9659
  3. #59ac96
  4. #596fac

Square

  1. #ac596f
  2. #99ac59
  3. #59ac96
  4. #6d59ac

Monochromatic

  1. #48242e
  2. #7b3e4e
  3. #ac596f
  4. #c68c9b
  5. #dfbfc7

Shades

#ac596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac596f
  2. #9b5064
  3. #8a4759
  4. #783e4e
  5. #673543
  6. #562d38
  7. #45242c
  8. #341b21
  9. #221216
  10. #11090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac596f
  2. #b46a7d
  3. #bd7a8c
  4. #c58b9a
  5. #cd9ba9
  6. #d6acb7
  7. #debdc5
  8. #e6cdd4
  9. #eedee2
  10. #f7eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac596f
  2. #a85d71
  3. #a36172
  4. #9f6574
  5. #9a6976
  6. #966d78
  7. #927079
  8. #8d747b
  9. #89787d
  10. #847c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676970 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c796d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85261 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88636f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926d6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b45567 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ac596f {
  color: #ac596f;
}
Background
.bg-ac596f {
  background-color: #ac596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac596f {
  border: 2px solid #ac596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac596f, #ac6d59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.65 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.13 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.81 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.95 #53a690 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#ac596f  rgb(172, 89, 111)  hsl(344, 33%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#59ac96  rgb(89, 172, 150)  hsl(164, 33%, 51%)  Jungle Green
#6fac59  rgb(111, 172, 89)  hsl(104, 33%, 51%)  Asparagus
#596fac  rgb(89, 111, 172)  hsl(224, 33%, 51%)  Queen Blue