Ganymede is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #74827d |
| Complementary Color | #7c8b86 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ganymede Color. The Grape Shake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blunt Violet (#8d6c7a) for more energetic effect. Try Heritage Taffeta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c8b86 is the best complementary color to Ganymede. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b7d82 complementary color is Blue Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #8b7c88 and #8b7e7c. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7d82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monsoon and Hurricane colors as they work well with Ganymede.
The split-complementary Ganymede palette consists of #7c888b and #7c8b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8b86). Try Oslo Gray and Xanadu colors in combination with #8b7d82, 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 #8b7d82 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ganymede. Thus Raven and Battleship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ganymede contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Smoke, Bitter, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7d82 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ganymede tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#7c8b86) and two others. The Battleship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Blue Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #818b7c and #857c8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b7d82 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ganymede has a hue angle of 338.57°, a saturation of 5.69% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7d82 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b7d82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,125,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 3.53, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(338.57,5.69%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.57,10.07%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.7799,6.2679,-0.7718) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0103,21.7679,24.1606) |