British Grey Mauve 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 | #828f7e |
| Complementary Color | #748170 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (285.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to British Grey Mauve Color. The Poetry Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Antique Grey (#69576d) for more energetic effect. Try Rhinestone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#748170 is the best complementary color to British Grey Mauve. 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 #7d7081 complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #747081 and #81707c. Thus found on the left and right of #7d7081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Topaz and Fedora colors as they work well with British Grey Mauve.
The split-complementary British Grey Mauve palette consists of #708174 and #7c8170 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748170). Try Xanadu and Bitter colors in combination with #7d7081, 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 #7d7081 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 British Grey Mauve. Thus Sirocco and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of British Grey Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Americano, and Rolling Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d7081 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid 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. British Grey Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#748170) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #817d70 and #707481.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d7081 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode British Grey Mauve has a hue angle of 285.88°, a saturation of 7.05% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d7081 is made of 1.57% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #7d7081 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,112,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 6.67, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(285.88,7.05%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(285.88,13.18%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9251,8.4161,-7.5039) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2141,17.5333,23.1932) |