Mask Color

#ab878d

Mask 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 #547872
Complementary Color #87aba4
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Mask Color Sample
Mask Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab878d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mask Color. The Black Elder color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Coffee Custard (#ab9b9c) for more calm effect. Try Magical Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#87aba4 is the best complementary color to Mask. 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 #ab878d complementary color is Cascade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ab879e and #ab9387. Thus found on the left and right of #ab878d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Del Rio colors as they work well with Mask.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mask palette consists of #879eab and #87ab93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87aba4). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #ab878d, 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 #ab878d 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 Mask. Thus Manatee and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mask contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cascade, Sage, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab878d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, 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. Mask tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#87aba4) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Cascade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dab87 and #a487ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab878d is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mask has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab878d is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab878d
RGB Decimal rgb(171,135,141)
RGB Percentage 38%, 30%, 32%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 11.77, 32.94
HSL hsl(350,17.65%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,21.05%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.8064,14.685,2.0344)
XYZ xyz(30.2663,27.909,28.9911)
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