Rose Taupe (#905D5D)

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

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.37:1 — vs black: 3.91:1

Color values

HEX #905D5D
RGB rgb(144, 93, 93)
HSL hsl(0, 35%, 56%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 35.42, 35.42, 43.53 )
Websafe #996666

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #905D5D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#5D9090

Analogous

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#905D77

#90775D

Triadic

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#5D905D

#5D5D90

Split-Complementary

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#5D9077

#5D7790

Tetradic (Square)

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#77905D

#5D9090

#775D90

Monochromatic

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

Rose Taupe
#905D5D Base

#332121

#623F3F

#774D4D

#A47272

#B28888

#D0B6B6

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #0F0A0A

— #291B1B

— #432B2B

— #5D3C3C

— #764C4C

Rose Taupe #905D5D Base

— #A77777

— #BB9595

— #CEB3B3

— #E2D1D1

— #F5F0F0

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #905D5D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #905D5D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #905D5D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #905D5D;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #905D5D,
        #69B7B7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #905D5D,
        #69B7B7
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$rose-taupe: #905D5D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rose-taupe-r: 144;
$rose-taupe-g: 93;
$rose-taupe-b: 93;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #905D5D How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #6F6F5B 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 #64645D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #905D5D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #6A6A6A 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 Rose Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rose Taupe #905D5D Base

Copper Rose #996666 ΔE 3.45

Dark Chestnut #986960 ΔE 5.63

Deep Taupe #7E5E60 ΔE 5.73

Mauve Taupe #915F6D ΔE 5.81

How to use this color

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