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 violet
| Inverse Color | #c66079 |
| Complementary Color | #9f3851 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gossamer Color. The Copper Turquoise color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pure Cyan (#36bfa8) for more energetic effect. Try Mythical Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f3851 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 #399f86 complementary color is Night Shadz, 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 Ocean Green are #389f52 and #38859f. Thus found on the left and right of #399f86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chateau Green and Astral colors as they work well with Gossamer.
The split-complementary Gossamer palette consists of #9f5238 and #9f3885 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f3851). Try Brown Rust and Rouge colors in combination with #399f86, 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 #399f86 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gossamer. Thus Sycamore and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gossamer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Night Shadz, Gigas, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #399f86 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 (#9f3851) and two others. The Vivid Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Night Shadz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85389f and #519f38.
In a RGB color space, hex #399f86 is made of 16% red, 45% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Gossamer has a hue angle of 165.29°, a saturation of 47.22% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #399f86 is made of 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #399f86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,159,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 45%, 38% |
| CMYK | 40, 0, 9.8, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(165.29,47.22%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.29,64.15%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3312,-35.5201,4.4306) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3886,27.3874,26.8714) |