Mellow Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #669c87 |
| Complementary Color | #639983 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellow Mauve Color. The Baroque Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frenzied Red (#814a5c) for more energetic effect. Try Silken Raspberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#639983 is the best complementary color to Mellow Mauve. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #996378 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #996393 and #996863. Thus found on the left and right of #996378 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Copper Rose colors as they work well with Mellow Mauve.
The split-complementary Mellow Mauve palette consists of #639399 and #639968 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#639983). Try Gothic and Highland colors in combination with #996378, 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 #996378 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mellow Mauve. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellow Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #996378 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mellow Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#639983) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #789963 and #836399.
In a RGB color space, hex #996378 is made of 41% red, 27% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mellow Mauve has a hue angle of 336.67°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #996378 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #996378 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,99,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 27%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.18, 12.94, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(336.67,21.43%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.67,35.29%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.3256,24.9526,-2.6969) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9889,17.0521,19.9544) |