Artichoke Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #3e655a |
| Complementary Color | #9ac1b6 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Artichoke Mauve Color. The Melting Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nostalgia (#d6b8bd) for more energetic effect. Try Degas Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ac1b6 is the best complementary color to Artichoke Mauve. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c19aa5 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quicksand are #c19ab8 and #c1a29a. Thus found on the left and right of #c19aa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac and Quicksand colors as they work well with Artichoke Mauve.
The split-complementary Artichoke Mauve palette consists of #9ab8c1 and #9ac1a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ac1b6). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #c19aa5, 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 #c19aa5 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Artichoke Mauve. Thus Nepal and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Artichoke Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Swamp Green, and Logan split by 90° on the color wheel. #c19aa5 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Artichoke Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#9ac1b6) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5c19a and #b59ac1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c19aa5 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Artichoke Mauve has a hue angle of 343.08°, a saturation of 23.93% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c19aa5 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c19aa5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,154,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 10.98, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(343.08,23.93%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.08,20.21%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4008,16.265,-0.2107) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3395,37.1653,40.6448) |