Muted Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4c565c |
| Complementary Color | #a3acb3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Muted Mauve Color. The Grey Shingle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adolescent Rodent (#a99681) for more energetic effect. Try Pure Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3acb3 is the best complementary color to Muted Mauve. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a9a3 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #b3a3a4 and #b3b1a3. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a9a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Nomad colors as they work well with Muted Mauve.
The split-complementary Muted Mauve palette consists of #a3a4b3 and #a3b3b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3acb3). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #b3a9a3, 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 #b3a9a3 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Muted Mauve. Thus Santas Gray and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muted Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Norway, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a9a3 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Muted Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3acb3) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3b3a9 and #b3a3ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3a9a3 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Muted Mauve has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 9.52% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a9a3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3a9a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,169,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 6.28, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,9.52%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,8.94%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8976,2.5294,4.3699) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3892,40.604,40.4116) |