Tourmaline 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 | #425c5a |
| Complementary Color | #a3bdbb |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tourmaline Mauve Color. The Mask 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 Orchid Red (#ad878d) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Tea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3bdbb is the best complementary color to Tourmaline 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 #bda3a5 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 Thatch are #bda3b2 and #bdada3. Thus found on the left and right of #bda3a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Tourmaline Mauve.
The split-complementary Tourmaline Mauve palette consists of #a3b2bd and #a3bdae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3bdbb). Try Gull Gray and Summer Green colors in combination with #bda3a5, 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 #bda3a5 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 Tourmaline Mauve. Thus Cadet Blue and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tourmaline Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Eagle, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #bda3a5 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. Tourmaline Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a3bdbb) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5bda3 and #bba3bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bda3a5 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tourmaline Mauve has a hue angle of 355.38°, a saturation of 16.46% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bda3a5 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bda3a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,163,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 9.41, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(355.38,16.46%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.38,13.76%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2767,9.835,2.4743) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.875,39.7298,41.1116) |