Information about Dark Mauve color

#874C62 - Dark Mauve color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#874C62, known as "Dark Mauve", falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 76, 98) — 52.9% red, 29.8% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 15 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #874C62 reads as a moderately toned romantic rose and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Impulse (#894961). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cannon Pink (#8E5164) and Twilight Lavender (#8A496B).

The recipe behind #874C62 is rgb(135, 76, 98), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #874C62: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Dark Mauve" in the Register.

Dark Mauve color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Mauve color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Mauve

#874C62
#A8647D

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#BE8B9D

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#D3B1BE

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#E9D8DE

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Mauve color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Mauve

#874C62
#6B3C4D

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#502D3A

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#351E26

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#1A0F13

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Black

#000000

Dark Mauve color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Mauve

#874C62
#855466

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#845E6C

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#836972

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#817479

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Grey

#808080

Dark Mauve color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#857C4B

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#85644B

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#854D4B

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Dark Mauve

#874C62
#854B78

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#7C4B85

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#644B85

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Dark Mauve color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#4B8670
#4B8670

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#4B7E86
#4B7E86

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#4B8653
#4B8653

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#86534B
#86534B

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#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#864B7E
#864B7E

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#61864B
#61864B

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#4B6186
#4B6186

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#86704B
#86704B

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#4B8670
#4B8670

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#4B6186
#4B6186

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#874C62
Dark Mauve

#874C62

#7E864B
#7E864B

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#4B8670
#4B8670

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#534B86
#534B86

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Nearest named colors to Dark Mauve

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Twilight Lavender color link
Twilight Lavender

#8A496B

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Deep Ruby color link
Deep Ruby

#843F5B

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Pastel Burgundy color link
Pastel Burgundy

#974C5E

Cadillac color link
Cadillac

#984961

Bordello color link
Bordello

#974462

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Dark Mauve color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#874C62
  • RGB135, 76, 98
  • CMYK0, 23, 15, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 76, 98)
  • HSL338°, 28%, 41%
  • HSL Precise337.627°, 27.962%, 41.373%
  • HSV338°, 44%, 53%
  • HSB338°, 44%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.298, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.298, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.298, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID874C62
  • DECIMAL ID8866914
  • Name Length10
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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