Mystic Mauve Color

#dbb7ba

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

Inverse Color #244845
Complementary Color #b6dbd8
Color Shade: cool red (355° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with white)
Mystic Mauve Color Sample
Mystic Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbb7ba

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystic Mauve Color. The Beloved Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Careys Pink (#c99aa0) for more calm effect. Try Demure as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6dbd8 is the best complementary color to Mystic Mauve. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbb7ba complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #dbb6cb and #dbc5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #dbb7ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Akaroa colors as they work well with Mystic Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mystic Mauve palette consists of #b6cbdb and #b6dbc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6dbd8). Try Pigeon Post and Surf colors in combination with #dbb7ba, 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 #dbb7ba offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mystic Mauve. Thus Pigeon Post and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mystic Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Sprout, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbb7ba square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Mystic Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b6dbd8) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #badbb6 and #d8b6db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbb7ba is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mystic Mauve has a hue angle of 355°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbb7ba is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #dbb7ba
RGB Decimal rgb(219,183,186)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 12.94, 14.12
HSL hsl(355,33.33%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355,16.44%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.5623,13.3953,3.3148)
XYZ xyz(55.0098,52.4722,53.6832)
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