Aubergine Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #91a79e |
| Complementary Color | #586e65 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Aubergine Grey Color. The Sweet Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Granite Grey (#615e5f) for more calm effect. Try Victorian Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#586e65 is the best complementary color to Aubergine Grey. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e5861 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zambezi are #6e586c and #6e5958. Thus found on the left and right of #6e5861 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lavender and Dorado colors as they work well with Aubergine Grey.
The split-complementary Aubergine Grey palette consists of #586c6e and #586e59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#586e65). Try Nevada and Finlandia colors in combination with #6e5861, 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 #6e5861 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aubergine Grey. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aubergine Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Kokoda, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e5861 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aubergine Grey tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#586e65) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616e58 and #65586e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e5861 is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Aubergine Grey has a hue angle of 335.45°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e5861 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e5861 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,88,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 5.1, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(335.45,11.11%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335.45,20%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8445,10.6646,-1.758) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0778,11.1575,12.8263) |