Piano Mauve 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 | #617669 |
| Complementary Color | #899d91 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (322.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Piano Mauve Color. The Angel Heart color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wiped Out (#8b7180) for more energetic effect. Try Who-Dun-It as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#899d91 is the best complementary color to Piano Mauve. 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 #9e8996 complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #9b899d and #9d898b. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8996 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Piano Mauve.
The split-complementary Piano Mauve palette consists of #899d9b and #8b9d89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#899d91). Try Granny Smith and Spanish Green colors in combination with #9e8996, 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 #9e8996 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 Piano Mauve. Thus Regent Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piano Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8996 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Piano Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#899d91) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #969d89 and #91899d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e8996 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Piano Mauve has a hue angle of 322.86°, a saturation of 9.77% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8996 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e8996 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,137,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 3.14, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(322.86,9.77%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(322.86,13.29%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3083,10.2569,-3.9981) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5512,27.3624,32.6308) |