Bruised Bear is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #a2c6ab |
| Complementary Color | #385d42 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (315° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bruised Bear Color. The Deep Commitment to Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bruise (#7e4071) for more energetic effect. Try Madder Magenta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#385d42 is the best complementary color to Bruised Bear. Cool green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d3954 complementary color is Killarney, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, mid magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #54385d and #5d3841. Thus found on the left and right of #5d3954 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Bruised Bear.
The split-complementary Bruised Bear palette consists of #385d54 and #415d38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385d42). Try Stromboli and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5d3954, 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 #5d3954 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bruised Bear. Thus Pickled Bluewood and Verdigris giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bruised Bear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Hemlock, and Oxford Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d3954 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bruised Bear tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#385d42) and two others. The Verdigris is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Killarney. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545d38 and #42385d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d3954 is made of 40% red, 24% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Bruised Bear has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d3954 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d3954 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,57,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 24%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 3.53, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(315,24%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(315,38.71%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1422,20.6174,-9.6936) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5776,5.8935,9.1257) |