Wishy-Washy Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #12221b |
| Complementary Color | #ddede6 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (333.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Wishy-Washy Mauve Color. The Delicate Bloom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Melanie (#e4c2d5) for more energetic effect. Try Spring Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ddede6 is the best complementary color to Wishy-Washy 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 #eddde4 complementary color is Harp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Prim are #edddec and #eddedd. Thus found on the left and right of #eddde4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prim and Bizarre colors as they work well with Wishy-Washy Mauve.
The split-complementary Wishy-Washy Mauve palette consists of #ddeced and #ddedde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddede6). Try Aqua Haze and Willow Brook colors in combination with #eddde4, 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 #eddde4 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 Wishy-Washy Mauve. Thus Mystic and Willow Brook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wishy-Washy Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Harp, White Rock, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddde4 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wishy-Washy Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#ddede6) and two others. The Willow Brook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Harp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4eddd and #e6dded.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddde4 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wishy-Washy Mauve has a hue angle of 333.75°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddde4 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddde4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,221,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 3.53, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(333.75,30.77%,89.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(333.75,6.75%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.5421,6.6732,-1.457) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.7851,75.3189,83.9952) |