Twilight Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #74908f |
| Complementary Color | #6f8b8a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Twilight Mauve Color. The Exotica color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rose Branch (#80565b) for more energetic effect. Try Tin Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f8b8a is the best complementary color to Twilight Mauve. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b6f70 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #8b6f7d and #8b7c6f. Thus found on the left and right of #8b6f70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Makara colors as they work well with Twilight Mauve.
The split-complementary Twilight Mauve palette consists of #6f7d8b and #6f8b7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8b8a). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #8b6f70, 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 #8b6f70 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Twilight Mauve. Thus Storm Gray and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Twilight Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b6f70 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Twilight Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6f8b8a) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f8b6f and #8a6f8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b6f70 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Twilight Mauve has a hue angle of 357.86°, a saturation of 11.2% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b6f70 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b6f70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,111,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 10.59, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(357.86,11.2%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.86,20.14%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5297,11.2079,3.6367) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2565,18.0277,17.794) |