Rose Mauve Color

#af9690

Rose Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #50696f
Complementary Color #90a8af
Color Shade: mid red (11.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Rose Mauve Color Sample
Rose Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af9690

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Mauve Color. The Brandied Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Swan (#bfb3b2) for more calm effect. Try Mushroom Basket as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#90a8af is the best complementary color to Rose Mauve. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af9690 complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Del Rio are #af9099 and #afa590. Thus found on the left and right of #af9690 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Napa colors as they work well with Rose Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Mauve palette consists of #9099af and #90afa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90a8af). Try Bali Hai and Cascade colors in combination with #af9690, 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 #af9690 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rose Mauve. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Schist, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #af9690 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Rose Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#90a8af) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90af96 and #af90a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af9690 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Mauve has a hue angle of 11.61°, a saturation of 16.23% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af9690 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af9690
RGB Decimal rgb(175,150,144)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 12.16, 31.37
HSL hsl(11.61,16.23%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.61,17.71%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.1125,8.2948,6.5929)
XYZ xyz(33.6196,32.9403,30.9717)
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