Gem Rust Evergreen
Gem Rust Evergreen: a jewel tone split complementary palette of #003625, #0B4339, #672E81, #AA3644, #288C46. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 3.17:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, purple, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.17:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pitch-Black Forests#003625
A dark, muted green (Pitch-Black Forests) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Botanical Night#0B4339
A dark, muted teal (Botanical Night) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Purple Patch#672E81
A dark, moderately saturated purple (Purple Patch) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Kabuki#AA3644
A medium, vivid red (Kabuki) that brings appetite and urgency. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Moss#288C46
A medium, moderately saturated green (Moss) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
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Accessibility
- On white13.51:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.92:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly79% similarVery good 4/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Charcoal | Background | #003625 | 30% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Accent | #0B4339 | 35% |
| ≈ Plum | Surface | #672E81 | 42% |
| ≈ Rust | Primary | #AA3644 | 51% |
| ≈ Moss | Text | #288C46 | 57% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #E0FAE4 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #003625;
--color-surface: #672e81;
--color-primary: #aa3644;
--color-accent: #0b4339;
--color-text: #e0fae4;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #003625;
--color-surface: #672e81;
--color-primary: #aa3644;
--color-accent: #0b4339;
--color-ink: #e0fae4;
}
About this palette
Gem Rust Evergreen is palette number 7,311 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Rust (#AA3644), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Moss (#288C46) at the light end to Charcoal (#003625) at the dark end, covering 30% to 57% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Charcoal #003625: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 30% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
2. ≈ Charcoal #0B4339: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 35% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
3. ≈ Plum #672E81: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 42% lightness and a chroma of 0.141.
4. ≈ Rust #AA3644: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 51% lightness and a chroma of 0.151, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Moss #288C46: suggested role text. It is a green color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.139.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, violet, rose and green families, spread across 296 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.11 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel rich, layered and celebratory.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Charcoal (#003625) with Moss (#288C46) at a contrast ratio of 3.17:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#003625), so this page suggests #E0FAE4 for text, a lightened Moss that reaches 12.20:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #AA3644 and #288C46 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #003625 and #0B4339 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #003625 as the background, #672E81 for cards and surfaces, #AA3644 as the primary brand color, #0B4339 as the accent, and #E0FAE4 for text (a computed lighter shade of Moss, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gem Rust Evergreen accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.17:1 (#003625 on #288C46). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Rust (#AA3644) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a rich, layered and celebratory feel works well.