Alarm Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Alarm (#EC0003), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#EC0003

#FF474C

#00EEEE

#00A29E

#55FFFF

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Alarm	`#EC0003`	236, 0, 3	359°, 100%, 46%	0, 100, 99, 7
Blood Burst	`#FF474C`	255, 71, 76	358°, 100%, 64%	0, 72, 70, 0
Cold Light of Day	`#00EEEE`	0, 238, 238	180°, 100%, 47%	100, 0, 0, 7
Aqua Velvet	`#00A29E`	0, 162, 158	179°, 100%, 32%	100, 0, 2, 36
Electric Sheep	`#55FFFF`	85, 255, 255	180°, 100%, 67%	67, 0, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #EC0003 on #55FFFF	3.75:1	AA large
Aa #EC0003 on #00EEEE	3.17:1	AA large
Aa #FF474C on #55FFFF	2.74:1	—
Aa #00A29E on #55FFFF	2.57:1	—
Aa #FF474C on #00EEEE	2.31:1	—
Aa #00EEEE on #00A29E	2.17:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ec0003; /* Alarm */
  --color-2: #ff474c; /* Blood Burst */
  --color-3: #00eeee; /* Cold Light of Day */
  --color-4: #00a29e; /* Aqua Velvet */
  --color-5: #55ffff; /* Electric Sheep */
}

Other schemes from Alarm

More Medium Red complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Alarm?

In a complementary scheme: Blood Burst (#FF474C), Cold Light of Day (#00EEEE), Aqua Velvet (#00A29E), Electric Sheep (#55FFFF).

What is the hex code of Alarm?

#EC0003.