Mauve Taupe (#915F6D)

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: 5.17:1 — vs black: 4.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #915F6D
  • RGB rgb(145, 95, 109)
  • HSL hsl(343, 34%, 56%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 34.48, 24.83, 43.14 )
  • Websafe #996666

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #915F6D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#5F9183
Analogous

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#915F86
#916A5F
Triadic

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#6D915F
#5F6D91
Split-Complementary

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#5F916A
#5F8691
Tetradic (Square)

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#86915F
#5F9183
#6A5F91
Monochromatic

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

Mauve Taupe
#915F6D Base
#352228
#63414A
#784F5A
#A47582
#B28A95
#D1B8BF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#0F0A0C
#291B1F
#432C33
#5D3D46
#774E5A
Mauve Taupe #915F6D Base
#A77986
#BB97A1
#CEB4BC
#E2D2D6
#F5F0F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #915F6D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #915F6D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #915F6D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #915F6D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #915F6D,
        #6BB7A2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #915F6D,
        #6BB7A2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$mauve-taupe: #915F6D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mauve-taupe-r: 145;
$mauve-taupe-g: 95;
$mauve-taupe-b: 109;

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

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

Normal Vision #915F6D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #70706C 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 #66666D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #906161 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6D6D6D 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 Mauve Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mauve Taupe #915F6D Base
Rose Taupe #905D5D ΔE 5.81
Copper Rose #996666 ΔE 6.13
Deep Puce #A95C68 ΔE 6.51
Deep Taupe #7E5E60 ΔE 7.05

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.