Aniline Mauve 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 | #465452 |
| Complementary Color | #abb9b6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aniline Mauve Color. The Persian Pastel 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 Dangerous Robot (#cbc5c6) for more calm effect. Try Deep South as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abb9b6 is the best complementary color to Aniline Mauve. 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 #b9abad complementary color is Edward, 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 Pink Swan are #b9abb4 and #b9afab. Thus found on the left and right of #b9abad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Silk colors as they work well with Aniline Mauve.
The split-complementary Aniline Mauve palette consists of #abb4b9 and #abb9af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb9b6). Try Hit Gray and Edward colors in combination with #b9abad, 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 #b9abad 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 Aniline Mauve. Thus Spun Pearl and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aniline Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Green Spring, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9abad 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. Aniline Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#abb9b6) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb9ab and #b6abb9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9abad is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Aniline Mauve has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9abad is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b9abad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,171,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 4.71, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(351.43,9.09%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.43,7.57%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.185,5.3827,0.7824) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1133,42.4572,45.5106) |