Gooseberry 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 | #5dc0a2 |
| Complementary Color | #3fa283 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Gooseberry Color. The Hot Flamingo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cordova Burgundy (#7c3744) for more calm effect. Try Candied Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3fa283 is the best complementary color to Gooseberry. 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 #a23f5d 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 Vin Rouge are #a23f8e and #a2523f. Thus found on the left and right of #a23f5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Sepia Skin colors as they work well with Gooseberry.
The split-complementary Gooseberry palette consists of #3f8ea2 and #3fa252 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3fa283). Try Boston Blue and Chateau Green colors in combination with #a23f5d, 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 #a23f5d 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 Gooseberry. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gooseberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sushi, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #a23f5d 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. Gooseberry tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#3fa283) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Purple – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5da23f and #833fa2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a23f5d is made of 51% red, 20% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Gooseberry has a hue angle of 341.82°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a23f5d is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a23f5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,63,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 20%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.82, 27.06, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(341.82,44%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.82,61.11%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.2585,43.7618,3.6539) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6536,12.0267,11.6942) |