Deep Taupe (#7E5E60)

The hex code for Deep Taupe is #7E5E60. It is rgb(126, 94, 96) in RGB, hsl(356, 15%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 51%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E5E60

HEX#7E5E60

RGBrgb(126, 94, 96)

HSLhsl(356, 15%, 43%)

HSVhsv(356, 25%, 49%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.042 14.5)

LABlab(43.32% 13.69 4.21)

LCHlch(43.32% 14.32 17.07)

Colors Closest to Deep Taupe

Deep Taupe is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Liver#674C47ΔE 9.21 Wenge#645452ΔE 9.35 Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.83 Copper Rose#996666ΔE 10.34 Zinc Gray#655B55ΔE 11.07 Umber#635147ΔE 11.22

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#7E5E60 Channel Values

How Deep Taupe breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 126 · G 94 · B 96	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 356° · S 15% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 356° · S 25% · V 49%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 25% · Y 24% · K 51%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Deep Taupe background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Deep Taupe

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Deep Taupe; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Deep Taupe

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Deep Taupe Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7E5E60

Protanopia#646460

Protanomaly#706260

Deuteranopia#6A6A5F

Deuteranomaly#72655F

Tritanopia#7E5E5E

Tritanomaly#7E5E5F

Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #7E5E60 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--deep-taupe: #7E5E60;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E5E60;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'deep-taupe': '#7E5E60' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.369, blue: 0.376)

Android XML<color name="deep_taupe">#7E5E60</color>

SVG fillfill="#7E5E60"

More Red Colors

Deep Taupe sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

800000 7c4b4b 800020 7c4848 801818 7c1c05 82181a 7c0a02 841b2d 7b1113 851919 7a1f1f 996666 b11226 c72c48 d98695 e63e62 f4c2c2 fd5e53 ff3859 ff8e7a ffd6d6 3c1414 603939

#7E5E60 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Deep Taupe?

The hex code for Deep Taupe is #7E5E60. That is rgb(126, 94, 96) in RGB, hsl(356, 15%, 43%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7E5E60?

#7E5E60 is rgb(126, 94, 96) — red 126, green 94, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E5E60?

#7E5E60 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E5E60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E5E60 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E5E60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E5E60 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 14.36, which is visibly different.

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