Wistful 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 | #6b938b |
| Complementary Color | #6b948c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wistful Mauve Color. The Nasake color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunset Red (#7f5158) for more energetic effect. Try Orchard Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b948c is the best complementary color to Wistful 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 #946c74 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 #946b87 and #94786b. Thus found on the left and right of #946c74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Almond Frost colors as they work well with Wistful Mauve.
The split-complementary Wistful Mauve palette consists of #6b8794 and #6b9478 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b948c). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #946c74, 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 #946c74 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 Wistful Mauve. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wistful Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Avocado, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #946c74 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. Wistful Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6b948c) 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 #73946b and #8c6b94.
In a RGB color space, hex #946c74 is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wistful Mauve has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 15.75% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #946c74 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #946c74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,108,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 12.55, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(348,15.75%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,27.03%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.8363,17.1818,1.8287) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7277,18.282,18.9593) |