Catmint is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #365731 |
| Complementary Color | #accea8 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (292.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Catmint Color. The Superstitious color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glossy Grape (#ab92b3) for more calm effect. Try Young Prince as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#accea8 is the best complementary color to Catmint. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9a8ce complementary color is Spring Rain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #b6a8ce and #cea8c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c9a8ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and Lily colors as they work well with Catmint.
The split-complementary Catmint palette consists of #a8ceb6 and #c0cea8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#accea8). Try Spring Rain and Coriander colors in combination with #c9a8ce, 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 #c9a8ce offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Catmint. Thus Jet Stream and Chino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catmint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Vanilla, and Casper split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9a8ce square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Catmint tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#accea8) and two others. The Chino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Logan – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cec9a8 and #a8acce.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9a8ce is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Catmint has a hue angle of 292.11°, a saturation of 27.94% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9a8ce is made of 1.96% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #c9a8ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,168,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 14.9, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(292.11,27.94%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(292.11,18.45%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8122,18.7353,-14.8104) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2306,44.879,64.4603) |