Mountbatten Pink Color

#997a8d

Mountbatten Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #668572
Complementary Color #799985
Color Shade: warm magenta (323.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Mountbatten Pink Color Sample
Mountbatten Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #997a8d

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountbatten Pink Color. The Shadow Dance color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raspberry Jelly Red (#9b6287) for more energetic effect. Try Metamorphosis as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#799985 is the best complementary color to Mountbatten Pink. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #997a8d complementary color is Oxley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #957999 and #99797d. Thus found on the left and right of #997a8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Bazaar colors as they work well with Mountbatten Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mountbatten Pink palette consists of #799995 and #7d9979 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799985). Try Juniper and Amulet colors in combination with #997a8d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #997a8d offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mountbatten Pink. Thus Regent Gray and Battleship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mountbatten Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxley, Gurkha, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #997a8d square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mountbatten Pink tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#799985) and two others. The Battleship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waterloo – 120° from the complementary Oxley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d9979 and #857999.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #997a8d is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mountbatten Pink has a hue angle of 323.23°, a saturation of 13.19% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #997a8d is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #997a8d
RGB Decimal rgb(153,122,141)
RGB Percentage 37%, 29%, 34%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 4.71, 40
HSL hsl(323.23,13.19%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(323.23,20.26%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.673,15.3242,-5.7131)
XYZ xyz(24.9041,22.6145,28.2517)
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