Chain Mail is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #7e8880 |
| Complementary Color | #778179 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (312° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Chain Mail Color. The Fiji Coral color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Very Grape (#927288) for more energetic effect. Try Smoked Mulberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#778179 is the best complementary color to Chain Mail. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #81777f complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Suva Gray are #7d7781 and #81777a. Thus found on the left and right of #81777f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Empress colors as they work well with Chain Mail.
The split-complementary Chain Mail palette consists of #77817d and #7a8177 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#778179). Try Blue Smoke and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #81777f, 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 #81777f offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chain Mail. Thus Rolling Stone and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chain Mail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Friar Gray, and Rolling Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #81777f square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chain Mail tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#778179) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f8177 and #797781.
In a RGB color space, hex #81777f is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Chain Mail has a hue angle of 312°, a saturation of 4.03% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81777f is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #81777f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,119,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 0.79, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(312,4.03%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(312,7.75%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.144,5.3857,-2.9911) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4809,19.3931,22.7952) |