San Francisco 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 | #6c9592 |
| Complementary Color | #6a9390 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to San Francisco Mauve Color. The Natural Spring color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wallflower (#a0848a) for more calm effect. Try Antique Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a9390 is the best complementary color to San Francisco 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 #936a6d 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 #936a81 and #937b6a. Thus found on the left and right of #936a6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Cement colors as they work well with San Francisco Mauve.
The split-complementary San Francisco Mauve palette consists of #6a8193 and #6a937b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a9390). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #936a6d, 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 #936a6d 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 San Francisco Mauve. Thus Kimberly and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of San Francisco Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #936a6d 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. San Francisco Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6a9390) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d936a and #906a93.
In a RGB color space, hex #936a6d is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode San Francisco Mauve has a hue angle of 355.61°, a saturation of 16.21% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #936a6d is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #936a6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,106,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 14.9, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(355.61,16.21%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.61,27.89%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0261,16.8473,4.8079) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.947,17.6152,16.8168) |