Grey Mauve Color

#cab8ab

Grey Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #354754
Complementary Color #abbcca
Color Shade: warm red (25.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Mauve Color Sample
Grey Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cab8ab

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Mauve Color. The Light Limed White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mahogany Rose (#c5a193) for more energetic effect. Try Symphony Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#abbcca is the best complementary color to Grey Mauve. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cab8ab complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Reef are #caabad and #cac7ab. Thus found on the left and right of #cab8ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Grey Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Mauve palette consists of #abadca and #abcac7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbcca). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #cab8ab, 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 #cab8ab offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Mauve. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab8ab square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Grey Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#abbcca) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abcab8 and #caabbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cab8ab is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Mauve has a hue angle of 25.16°, a saturation of 22.63% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab8ab is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cab8ab
RGB Decimal rgb(202,184,171)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 12.16, 20.78
HSL hsl(25.16,22.63%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.16,15.35%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.9327,4.2426,8.9122)
XYZ xyz(48.8483,49.7778,45.5616)
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