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Anchovy Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Anchovy (#756F6B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#756F6B
#538B89
#565B8D
#594537
#79AFAD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Anchovy#756F6B117, 111, 10724°, 4%, 44%0, 5, 9, 54
Evora#538B8983, 139, 137178°, 25%, 44%40, 0, 1, 45
Midnight Sea#565B8D86, 91, 141235°, 24%, 45%39, 35, 0, 45
Brown Derby#59453789, 69, 5525°, 24%, 28%0, 22, 38, 65
Galaxy Green#79AFAD121, 175, 173178°, 25%, 58%31, 0, 1, 31

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #594537 on #79AFAD3.67:1AA large
Aa #565B8D on #79AFAD2.61:1—
Aa #538B89 on #5945372.33:1—
Aa #756F6B on #79AFAD2.01:1—
Aa #756F6B on #5945371.82:1—
Aa #538B89 on #565B8D1.65:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #756f6b; /* Anchovy */
  --color-2: #538b89; /* Evora */
  --color-3: #565b8d; /* Midnight Sea */
  --color-4: #594537; /* Brown Derby */
  --color-5: #79afad; /* Galaxy Green */
}

Other schemes from Anchovy

More Medium Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Anchovy?

In a split-complementary scheme: Evora (#538B89), Midnight Sea (#565B8D), Brown Derby (#594537), Galaxy Green (#79AFAD).

What is the hex code of Anchovy?

#756F6B.