Mamba Color

#766d7c

Mamba is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #899283
Complementary Color #727c6d
Color Shade: violet (276° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.69% (better contrasting with white)
Mamba Color Sample
Mamba Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #766d7c

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Mamba Color. The Relic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rich Texture (#645671) for more energetic effect. Try Tornado Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#727c6d is the best complementary color to Mamba. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #766d7c complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #6e6d7c and #7c6d7a. Thus found on the left and right of #766d7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Fedora colors as they work well with Mamba.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mamba palette consists of #6d7c6e and #7a7c6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727c6d). Try Xanadu and Bandicoot colors in combination with #766d7c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #766d7c offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mamba. Thus Blue Smoke and Tapa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mamba contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Spicy Pink, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #766d7c square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mamba tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#727c6d) and two others. The Tapa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Sky – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c756d and #6d727c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #766d7c is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Mamba has a hue angle of 276°, a saturation of 6.44% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #766d7c is made of 2.36% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #766d7c
RGB Decimal rgb(118,109,124)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 2.36, 5.88, 0, 51.37
HSL hsl(276,6.44%,45.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(276,12.1%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.2931,6.547,-7.0304)
XYZ xyz(16.5779,16.2441,21.3304)
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