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Annatto Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Annatto (#8C5341), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#8C5341
#408E7C
#45538D
#5B342E
#6AB5A4

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Annatto#8C5341140, 83, 6514°, 37%, 40%0, 41, 54, 45
Perky#408E7C64, 142, 124166°, 38%, 40%55, 0, 13, 44
Demon Blue#45538D69, 83, 141228°, 34%, 41%51, 41, 0, 45
Redwood#5B342E91, 52, 468°, 33%, 27%0, 43, 49, 64
Tropic Turquoise#6AB5A4106, 181, 164166°, 34%, 56%41, 0, 9, 29

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #5B342E on #6AB5A44.43:1AA large
Aa #45538D on #6AB5A43.05:1AA large
Aa #408E7C on #5B342E2.72:1—
Aa #8C5341 on #6AB5A42.55:1—
Aa #408E7C on #45538D1.87:1—
Aa #8C5341 on #5B342E1.74:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #8c5341; /* Annatto */
  --color-2: #408e7c; /* Perky */
  --color-3: #45538d; /* Demon Blue */
  --color-4: #5b342e; /* Redwood */
  --color-5: #6ab5a4; /* Tropic Turquoise */
}

Other schemes from Annatto

More Medium Red split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Annatto?

In a split-complementary scheme: Perky (#408E7C), Demon Blue (#45538D), Redwood (#5B342E), Tropic Turquoise (#6AB5A4).

What is the hex code of Annatto?

#8C5341.