Information about Fashion Mauve color

#B5A8A8 - Fashion Mauve color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5A8A8 ("Fashion Mauve") belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 168, 168) (71% red, 65.9% green, 65.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 5 / 29 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5A8A8 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Martini (#B7A8A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fantail (#BAAEA9) and Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 168, 168) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5A8A8: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. The name "Fashion Mauve" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Fashion Mauve color variations

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

Fashion Mauve color tints

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

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White

#FFFFFF

Fashion Mauve color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Fashion Mauve color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Fashion Mauve color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Fashion 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nearest named colors to Fashion Mauve

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

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Ashen Lavender color link
Ashen Lavender

#B1A9B1

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Fashion Mauve color backgrounds & wallpapers

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

#B5A8A8 - Fashion Mauve color image Fashion Mauve color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#B5A8A8 - Fashion Mauve color image Fashion Mauve color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B5A8A8 - Fashion Mauve color image Fashion Mauve color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A8A8
  • RGB181, 168, 168
  • CMYK0, 5, 5, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 168, 168)
  • HSL0°, 8%, 68%
  • HSL Precise0°, 8.075%, 68.431%
  • HSV0°, 7%, 71%
  • HSB0°, 7%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.659, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.659, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.659, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5A8A8
  • DECIMAL ID11905192
  • Name Length13
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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