PURPLE

Dark Mauve

#986960

Conversions

HEX#986960

RGBrgb(152, 105, 96)

HSLhsl(10, 23%, 49%)

HSVhsv(10, 37%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 37%, 40%)

Copy CSS

color: #986960;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(152, 105, 96);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(10, 23%, 49%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 4.64 : 1

On ink blackFail · 4.12 : 1

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About Dark Mauve

Dark Mauve is the hex color #986960, which translates to rgb(152, 105, 96) in RGB and hsl(10, 23%, 49%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 10 degrees, with a saturation of 23 percent and a lightness of 49 percent. That combination puts Dark Mauve in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Dark Mauve compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F), a CIE76 distance of 15.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is taupe-500 (#7C6D67), at a distance of 14.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Redwood at 13.2. Sorted by lightness, Dark Mauve is number 10 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Dark Mauve

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Mauve, led by White at 4.64:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Mauve already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Dark Mauve. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.64:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.12:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.75:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Dark Mauve

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Mauve for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Dark Mauve

Format	Value
HEX	#986960
RGB	rgb(152, 105, 96)
HSL	hsl(10, 23%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(10, 37%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31%, 37%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.0626 31.16)
CIELAB	lab(49.04 17.62 12.63)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.