Mauve Madness is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #55867d |
| Complementary Color | #79aaa1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauve Madness Color. The Mauvewood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Topinambur Root (#aa5c71) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Prunus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#79aaa1 is the best complementary color to Mauve Madness. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa7982 complementary color is Acapulco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #aa799a and #aa8879. Thus found on the left and right of #aa7982 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandrift colors as they work well with Mauve Madness.
The split-complementary Mauve Madness palette consists of #799aaa and #79aa88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79aaa1). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #aa7982, 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 #aa7982 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 Mauve Madness. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mauve Madness contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Acapulco, Green Smoke, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa7982 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mauve Madness tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#79aaa1) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Acapulco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82aa79 and #a079aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa7982 is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mauve Madness has a hue angle of 348.98°, a saturation of 22.37% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa7982 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa7982 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,121,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 15.69, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(348.98,22.37%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.98,28.82%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.9197,20.4779,2.7305) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4442,23.8325,24.2728) |