Alexandrite is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #a6738b |
| Complementary Color | #8c5971 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (151.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alexandrite Color. The Quilotoa Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wishard (#53786a) for more calm effect. Try Basil Pesto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c5971 is the best complementary color to Alexandrite. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #598c74 complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Leaves are #598c5a and #598a8c. Thus found on the left and right of #598c74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Leaves and Smalt Blue colors as they work well with Alexandrite.
The split-complementary Alexandrite palette consists of #8c5a59 and #8c598a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c5971). Try Au Chico and Strikemaster colors in combination with #598c74, 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 #598c74 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 Alexandrite. Thus Domino and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alexandrite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Waikawa Gray, and Clay Creek split by 90° on the color wheel. #598c74 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alexandrite tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#8c5971) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73598c and #718c59.
In a RGB color space, hex #598c74 is made of 26% red, 41% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Alexandrite has a hue angle of 151.76°, a saturation of 22.27% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #598c74 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #598c74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,140,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 41%, 34% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 9.41, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(151.76,22.27%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(151.76,36.43%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.1763,-22.716,7.4577) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6503,22.141,19.9191) |