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#AE556D

#ae556d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae556d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 33.33% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.15% magenta, 37.36% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 343.82°, with 35.46% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #ae556d
  2. #55ae96

Split complementary

  1. #ae556d
  2. #55ae69
  3. #5599ae

Analogous

  1. #ae5599
  2. #ae556d
  3. #ae6955

Triadic

  1. #ae556d
  2. #6dae55
  3. #556dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae556d
  2. #ae9655
  3. #55ae96
  4. #556dae

Square

  1. #ae556d
  2. #99ae55
  3. #55ae96
  4. #6955ae

Monochromatic

  1. #48222c
  2. #7c3b4c
  3. #ae556d
  4. #c78999
  5. #dfbdc6

Shades

#ae556d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae556d
  2. #9d4d62
  3. #8b4457
  4. #7a3c4c
  5. #683341
  6. #572b37
  7. #46222c
  8. #341a21
  9. #231116
  10. #11090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae556d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae556d
  2. #b6667c
  3. #be778a
  4. #c68899
  5. #ce99a7
  6. #d7aab6
  7. #dfbbc5
  8. #e7ccd3
  9. #efdde2
  10. #f7eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae556d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae556d
  2. #a9596f
  3. #a55e71
  4. #a06273
  5. #9c6675
  6. #976b77
  7. #926f78
  8. #8e737a
  9. #89777c
  10. #857c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64676e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b786b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4d5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88606d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926b6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b65064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae556d {
  color: #ae556d;
}
Background
.bg-ae556d {
  background-color: #ae556d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae556d {
  border: 2px solid #ae556d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae556d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 85 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 35% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae556d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae556d, #ae6955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae556d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 85 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.38 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.97 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.98 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.77 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.35 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.35 #51aa92 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#ae556d  rgb(174, 85, 109)  hsl(344, 35%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#55ae96  rgb(85, 174, 150)  hsl(164, 35%, 51%)  Jungle Green
#6dae55  rgb(109, 174, 85)  hsl(104, 35%, 51%)  Mantis
#556dae  rgb(85, 109, 174)  hsl(224, 35%, 51%)  Queen Blue