Mauve Mole Color

#7d716e

Mauve Mole is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #828e91
Complementary Color #6e7a7d
Color Shade: mid red (12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Mauve Mole Color Sample
Mauve Mole Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7d716e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauve Mole Color. The Russett color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Neapolitan (#9b7a78) for more energetic effect. Try Pigeon Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6e7a7d is the best complementary color to Mauve Mole. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d716e complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #7d6e72 and #7d786e. Thus found on the left and right of #7d716e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Tapa colors as they work well with Mauve Mole.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mauve Mole palette consists of #6e727d and #6e7d78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e7a7d). Try Pale Sky and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #7d716e, 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 #7d716e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mauve Mole. Thus Jumbo and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mauve Mole contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d716e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Mauve Mole tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6e7a7d) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e7d71 and #7d6e7a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7d716e is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mauve Mole has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 6.38% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d716e is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #7d716e
RGB Decimal rgb(125,113,110)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 5.88, 50.98
HSL hsl(12,6.38%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12,12%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.6309,4.1062,3.349)
XYZ xyz(17.177,17.296,17.185)
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