Light Mauve Color

#c292a1

Light 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 #3d6d5e
Complementary Color #92c2b3
Color Shade: red magenta (341.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Light Mauve Color Sample
Light Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c292a1

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Mauve Color. The Adeline color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smell the Roses (#bb7283) for more energetic effect. Try Raspberry Whip as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#92c2b3 is the best complementary color to Light 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 #c292a1 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c292b8 and #c29b92. Thus found on the left and right of #c292a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac and Quicksand colors as they work well with Light Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Mauve palette consists of #92b8c2 and #92c29b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92c2b3). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #c292a1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c292a1 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 Light Mauve. Thus Nepal and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Swamp Green, and Blue Bell split by 90° on the color wheel. #c292a1 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#92c2b3) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1c292 and #b292c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c292a1 is made of 39% red, 29% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Mauve has a hue angle of 341.25°, a saturation of 28.24% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c292a1 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c292a1
RGB Decimal rgb(194,146,161)
RGB Percentage 39%, 29%, 32%
CMYK 0, 18.83, 12.94, 23.92
HSL hsl(341.25,28.24%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(341.25,24.74%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.4363,20.4001,-0.8268)
XYZ xyz(38.96,34.6003,38.3433)
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