Gothic Amethyst 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 | #5c746c |
| Complementary Color | #8aa39b |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Gothic Amethyst Color. The Cloud Grey 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 saturated alternative called Upper Crust (#a3758b) for more energetic effect. Try Ramadi Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8aa39b is the best complementary color to Gothic Amethyst. 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 #a38b93 complementary color is Cascade, 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 Dusty Gray are #a38a9e and #a38e8a. Thus found on the left and right of #a38b93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Zorba colors as they work well with Gothic Amethyst.
The split-complementary Gothic Amethyst palette consists of #8a9ea3 and #8aa38f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8aa39b). Try Granny Smith and Envy colors in combination with #a38b93, 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 #a38b93 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 Gothic Amethyst. Thus Manatee and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gothic Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cascade, Sage, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a38b93 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. Gothic Amethyst tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#8aa39b) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Cascade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92a38a and #9b8aa3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a38b93 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gothic Amethyst has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 11.54% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a38b93 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a38b93 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,139,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 6.27, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(340,11.54%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340,14.72%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2111,10.4292,-0.9013) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6033,28.3584,31.5172) |