Gossamer is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #f9647e |
| Complementary Color | #9b061f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gossamer Color. The Intermezzo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ornamental Turquoise (#00867d) for more energetic effect. Try Emperor's Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b061f is the best complementary color to Gossamer. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #069b81 complementary color is Monarch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gossamer are #069b36 and #066a9b. Thus found on the left and right of #069b81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Bahama Blue colors as they work well with Gossamer.
The split-complementary Gossamer palette consists of #9b3606 and #9b066a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b061f). Try Oregon and Cardinal Pink colors in combination with #069b81, 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 #069b81 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gossamer. Thus Hot Toddy and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gossamer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monarch, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #069b81 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gossamer tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9b061f) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Monarch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81069b and #1f9b06.
In a RGB color space, hex #069b81 is made of 2% red, 53% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Gossamer has a hue angle of 169.53°, a saturation of 92.55% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #069b81 is made of 58.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #069b81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,155,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 53%, 44% |
| CMYK | 58.43, 0, 10.19, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(169.53,92.55%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.53,96.13%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.14,-40.5754,4.0012) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7589,25.0664,24.7766) |