Scarlet Gum is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b5d2a8 |
| Complementary Color | #39572d |
| Color Shade: | violet (281.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarlet Gum Color. The Tillandsia Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Heartless (#623b70) for more calm effect. Try Grape Popsicle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#39572d is the best complementary color to Scarlet Gum. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a2d57 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bossanova are #352d57 and #572d4e. Thus found on the left and right of #4a2d57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Finn colors as they work well with Scarlet Gum.
The split-complementary Scarlet Gum palette consists of #2d5735 and #4f572d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39572d). Try Killarney and Woodland colors in combination with #4a2d57, 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 #4a2d57 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scarlet Gum. Thus Stromboli and Millbrook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarlet Gum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Buccaneer, and Spectra split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a2d57 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scarlet Gum tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#39572d) and two others. The Millbrook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pickled Bluewood – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #574a2d and #2d3957.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a2d57 is made of 36% red, 22% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Scarlet Gum has a hue angle of 281.43°, a saturation of 31.82% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a2d57 is made of 5.1% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #4a2d57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,45,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 22%, 42% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 16.47, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(281.43,31.82%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(281.43,48.28%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.7399,21.8995,-20.2008) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4827,4.0207,9.5039) |