Bōtan is soft, 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 | #5dcba3 |
| Complementary Color | #34a17a |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bōtan Color. The Pico Eggplant color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bleeding Heart (#c02e4c) for more energetic effect. Try Cherry Lolly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#34a17a is the best complementary color to Bōtan. 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 #a2345c complementary color is Ocean Green, 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 Night Shadz are #a13492 and #a14334. Thus found on the left and right of #a2345c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Stiletto colors as they work well with Bōtan.
The split-complementary Bōtan palette consists of #3492a1 and #34a143 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34a17a). Try Astral and Apple colors in combination with #a2345c, 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 #a2345c 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 Bōtan. Thus Azure and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bōtan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sushi, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2345c 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. Bōtan tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#34a17a) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ba134 and #7934a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2345c is made of 53% red, 17% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bōtan has a hue angle of 338.18°, a saturation of 51.4% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2345c is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a2345c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,52,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 17%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.14, 27.45, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(338.18,51.4%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.18,67.9%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.4286,48.5344,1.6369) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0601,10.9101,11.2792) |