Dark Mauve Color
Dark Mauve is a pink color with hex code #874C62. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark mauve, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Mauve Color Values
What Does Dark Mauve Mean?
Dark Mauve belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Dark Mauve sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Mauve is classified as a red (nearest centroid: grayish purplish red, #915F6D). It is also known as Red Shrivel.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Mauve
Dark Mauve and #4B8670 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #864B7E and #86534B, which sit beside dark mauve on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark mauve with triadic partners #61864B and #4B6186. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Brownish Purple —
#76424E(Delta E 8) - Cannon Pink —
#894367(Delta E 9) - Dirty Purple —
#734A65(Delta E 9) - Dusky Purple —
#895B7B(Delta E 10) - Cosmic —
#76395D(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #874C62; }
.background { background-color: #874C62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874C62; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #874C6240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark mauve?
Dark Mauve has the hex code #874C62. In RGB notation it is rgb(135, 76, 98), in HSL it is hsl(338, 28%, 41%), and its OKLCH value is 0.493, 0.084, 356.8.
What does the color dark mauve mean?
Pink-family colors like dark mauve carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Mauve belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Dark Mauve sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark mauve?
Dark Mauve has three easy routes: its complement #4B8670 for punch, its neighbors #864B7E and #86534B for something calmer, or triadic partners #61864B and #4B6186 when you want energy.
Is dark mauve a standard web color?
No — Dark Mauve is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #874C62 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark mauve lighter or darker?
To lighten dark mauve, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EDDEE4 (lightest tint) to #170D11 (darkest shade).
About Dark Mauve
Dark Mauve is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Red Shrivel. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #874C62 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.