Mauverine Color

#9d8888

Mauverine is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #627777
Complementary Color #889c9c
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.45% (better contrasting with white)
Mauverine Color Sample
Mauverine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d8888

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauverine Color. The Tin 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 soft alternative called Argent (#888888) for more calm effect. Try Nickel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#889c9c is the best complementary color to Mauverine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d8888 complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bazaar are #9c8892 and #9c9288. Thus found on the left and right of #9d8888 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Zorba colors as they work well with Mauverine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mauverine palette consists of #88929c and #889c92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#889c9c). Try Regent Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #9d8888, 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 #9d8888 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 Mauverine. Thus Manatee and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mauverine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Lemon Grass, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d8888 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm 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. Mauverine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#889c9c) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #889c88 and #9c889c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d8888 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mauverine has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 9.68% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d8888 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9d8888
RGB Decimal rgb(157,136,136)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 8.24, 38.43
HSL hsl(0,9.68%,57.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,13.38%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.5592,7.9266,2.9201)
XYZ xyz(27.1527,26.554,26.9869)
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