Shade of 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 | #518e7e |
| Complementary Color | #71ae9d |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (344.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Shade of Mauve Color. The Prosperity color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grenache (#8e6268) for more calm effect. Try Mulberry Mix as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#71ae9d is the best complementary color to Shade of 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 #ae7181 complementary color is Acapulco, 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 Turkish Rose are #ae719f and #ae7f71. Thus found on the left and right of #ae7181 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandal colors as they work well with Shade of Mauve.
The split-complementary Shade of Mauve palette consists of #719fae and #71ae7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71ae9d). Try Gothic and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #ae7181, 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 #ae7181 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 Shade of Mauve. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shade of Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Acapulco, Green Smoke, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae7181 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. Shade of Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#71ae9d) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Acapulco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81ae71 and #9d71ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae7181 is made of 42% red, 27% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shade of Mauve has a hue angle of 344.26°, a saturation of 27.35% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae7181 is made of 0% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae7181 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,113,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 27%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.93, 17.65, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(344.26,27.35%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(344.26,35.06%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4425,26.3586,1.2276) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3231,22.3939,23.6512) |