Aquarius Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Aquarius (#2DB0CE), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#2DB0CE

#7ECBE2

#CE4A2D

#8B2E19

#E58F7C

Color names and codes

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
	Aquarius	`#2DB0CE`	45, 176, 206	191°, 64%, 49%	78, 15, 0, 19
	Big Chill	`#7ECBE2`	126, 203, 226	194°, 63%, 69%	44, 10, 0, 11
	Peanut Butter Jelly	`#CE4A2D`	206, 74, 45	11°, 64%, 49%	0, 64, 78, 19
	Gulab Brown	`#8B2E19`	139, 46, 25	11°, 70%, 32%	0, 67, 82, 45
	Nude Flamingo	`#E58F7C`	229, 143, 124	11°, 67%, 69%	0, 38, 46, 10

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #7ECBE2 on #8B2E19	4.61:1	AA
Aa #8B2E19 on #E58F7C	3.42:1	AA large
Aa #2DB0CE on #8B2E19	3.28:1	AA large
Aa #7ECBE2 on #CE4A2D	2.48:1	—
Aa #CE4A2D on #8B2E19	1.85:1	—
Aa #CE4A2D on #E58F7C	1.84:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #2db0ce; /* Aquarius */
  --color-2: #7ecbe2; /* Big Chill */
  --color-3: #ce4a2d; /* Peanut Butter Jelly */
  --color-4: #8b2e19; /* Gulab Brown */
  --color-5: #e58f7c; /* Nude Flamingo */
}

Other schemes from Aquarius

More Medium Teal complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Aquarius?

In a complementary scheme: Big Chill (#7ECBE2), Peanut Butter Jelly (#CE4A2D), Gulab Brown (#8B2E19), Nude Flamingo (#E58F7C).

What is the hex code of Aquarius?

#2DB0CE.