Majolica 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 | #5f766f |
| Complementary Color | #88a098 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Majolica Mauve Color. The Midsummer Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Myself (#8e6f76) for more energetic effect. Try Dusky Orchid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88a098 is the best complementary color to Majolica 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 #a08990 complementary color is Granny Smith, 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 Dusty Gray are #a0889b and #a08d88. Thus found on the left and right of #a08990 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Zorba colors as they work well with Majolica Mauve.
The split-complementary Majolica Mauve palette consists of #889ba0 and #88a08d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88a098). Try Granny Smith and Envy colors in combination with #a08990, 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 #a08990 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 Majolica Mauve. Thus Regent Gray and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Majolica Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Sage, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a08990 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. Majolica Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#88a098) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90a088 and #9888a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a08990 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Majolica Mauve has a hue angle of 341.74°, a saturation of 10.8% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a08990 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a08990 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,137,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 6.28, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(341.74,10.8%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.74,14.38%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3231,9.9025,-0.5188) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4769,27.3785,30.1692) |