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Beautiful Darkness Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#686D70
#885156
#898253
#334B58
#AF797E

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Beautiful Darkness#686D70104, 109, 112203°, 4%, 42%7, 3, 0, 56
Roan Rouge#885156136, 81, 86355°, 25%, 43%0, 40, 37, 47
Aged Eucalyptus#898253137, 130, 8352°, 25%, 43%0, 5, 39, 46
Sailor’s Coat#334B5851, 75, 88201°, 27%, 27%42, 15, 0, 65
Taffeta Darling#AF797E175, 121, 126354°, 25%, 58%0, 31, 28, 31

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #334B58 on #AF797E2.56:1—
Aa #898253 on #334B582.35:1—
Aa #686D70 on #334B581.75:1—
Aa #885156 on #AF797E1.74:1—
Aa #885156 on #8982531.60:1—
Aa #885156 on #334B581.47:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #686d70; /* Beautiful Darkness */
  --color-2: #885156; /* Roan Rouge */
  --color-3: #898253; /* Aged Eucalyptus */
  --color-4: #334b58; /* Sailor’s Coat */
  --color-5: #af797e; /* Taffeta Darling */
}

Other schemes from Beautiful Darkness

More Medium Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Beautiful Darkness?

In a split-complementary scheme: Roan Rouge (#885156), Aged Eucalyptus (#898253), Sailor’s Coat (#334B58), Taffeta Darling (#AF797E).

What is the hex code of Beautiful Darkness?

#686D70.