Deep Taupe (#7E5E60)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.74:1 — vs black: 3.66:1

Color values

  • HEX #7E5E60
  • RGB rgb(126, 94, 96)
  • HSL hsl(356, 25%, 49%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25.4, 23.81, 50.59 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7E5E60 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#5E7E7C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#7E5E70
#7E6C5E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#607E5E
#5E607E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#5E7E6C
#5E707E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#707E5E
#5E7E7C
#6C5E7E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Taupe
#7E5E60 Base
#261D1D
#523D3F
#674D4E
#957073
#A48587
#C4B1B2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Taupe, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0F0B0B
— #251C1C
— #3B2C2D
— #513D3E
— #684D4F
Deep Taupe #7E5E60 Base
— #9A7779
— #B09597
— #C7B4B5
— #DED2D3
— #F4F0F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7E5E60. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7E5E60;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7E5E60;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7E5E60;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7E5E60,
        #5E9E9A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7E5E60,
        #5E9E9A
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$deep-taupe: #7E5E60;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-taupe-r: 126;
$deep-taupe-g: 94;
$deep-taupe-b: 96;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-taupe;
    color: rgba($deep-taupe-r, $deep-taupe-g, $deep-taupe-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Taupe appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7E5E60 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #69695F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #626260 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7E5E5E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #666666 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Taupe #7E5E60 Base
Rose Taupe #905D5D ΔE 5.73
Mauve Taupe #915F6D ΔE 7.05
Copper Rose #996666 ΔE 7.36
Medium Taupe #674C47 ΔE 8.09

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.