Masked Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #394d41 |
| Complementary Color | #b2c6ba |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Masked Mauve Color. The Grapevine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called El Niño (#d0cacd) for more calm effect. Try Sensitive Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b2c6ba is the best complementary color to Masked Mauve. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6b2be complementary color is Powder Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c4b2c6 and #c6b2b4. Thus found on the left and right of #c6b2be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching London Hue and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Masked Mauve.
The split-complementary Masked Mauve palette consists of #b2c6c4 and #b4c6b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2c6ba). Try Submarine and Clay Ash colors in combination with #c6b2be, 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 #c6b2be offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Masked Mauve. Thus Loblolly and Clay Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Masked Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Ash, Ash, and Cadet Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6b2be square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Masked Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#b2c6ba) and two others. The Clay Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Powder Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bec6b2 and #bab2c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6b2be is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Masked Mauve has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 14.93% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6b2be is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6b2be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,178,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 3.14, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(324,14.93%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,10.1%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.5493,9.2607,-3.4888) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5034,47.5643,55.3396) |