Antique 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 | #444f4e |
| Complementary Color | #afbbba |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Mauve Color. The Pincushion color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heirloom Quilt (#ab979a) for more energetic effect. Try Decorum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afbbba is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #bbb0b1 complementary color is Tower Gray, 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 #bbafb6 and #bbb4af. Thus found on the left and right of #bbb0b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Tide colors as they work well with Antique Mauve.
The split-complementary Antique Mauve palette consists of #afb6bb and #afbbb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbbba). Try Bombay and Powder Ash colors in combination with #bbb0b1, 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 #bbb0b1 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 Antique Mauve. Thus Spun Pearl and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Green Spring, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbb0b1 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. Antique Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#afbbba) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0bbaf and #baafbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbb0b1 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Mauve has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 7.48% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbb0b1 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbb0b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,176,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 3.92, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(354.55,7.48%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.55,5.88%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7533,4.0995,0.8888) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9547,44.7898,47.9236) |