Mortar is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #afbcae |
| Complementary Color | #445043 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mortar Color. The Slate Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greenish Black (#454445) for more calm effect. Try Shady Character as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#445043 is the best complementary color to Mortar. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #504351 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #494350 and #50434a. Thus found on the left and right of #504351 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Emperor colors as they work well with Mortar.
The split-complementary Mortar palette consists of #435049 and #4a5043 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#445043). Try Nandor and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #504351, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #504351 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mortar. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mortar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Armadillo, and Mako split by 90° on the color wheel. #504351 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mortar tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#445043) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mako – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #504f43 and #434450.
In a RGB color space, hex #504351 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mortar has a hue angle of 295.71°, a saturation of 9.46% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #504351 is made of 0.39% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #504351 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,67,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 5.49, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(295.71,9.46%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295.71,17.28%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.1909,8.4755,-6.3204) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8006,6.3139,8.6448) |