Cactus Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Cactus (#5B6F55), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#5B6F55

#87AE73

#724C7B

#452E4A

#A47BAC

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Cactus	`#5B6F55`	91, 111, 85	106°, 13%, 38%	18, 0, 23, 56
Sage	`#87AE73`	135, 174, 115	100°, 27%, 57%	22, 0, 34, 32
Cabbage Blossom Violet	`#724C7B`	114, 76, 123	289°, 24%, 39%	7, 38, 0, 52
Purple Pennant	`#452E4A`	69, 46, 74	289°, 23%, 24%	7, 38, 0, 71
Design Delight	`#A47BAC`	164, 123, 172	290°, 23%, 58%	5, 28, 0, 33

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #87AE73 on #452E4A	4.78:1	AA
Aa #452E4A on #A47BAC	3.45:1	AA large
Aa #87AE73 on #724C7B	2.75:1	—
Aa #5B6F55 on #452E4A	2.21:1	—
Aa #5B6F55 on #87AE73	2.16:1	—
Aa #724C7B on #A47BAC	1.98:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #5b6f55; /* Cactus */
  --color-2: #87ae73; /* Sage */
  --color-3: #724c7b; /* Cabbage Blossom Violet */
  --color-4: #452e4a; /* Purple Pennant */
  --color-5: #a47bac; /* Design Delight */
}

Other schemes from Cactus

More Dark Green complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Cactus?

In a complementary scheme: Sage (#87AE73), Cabbage Blossom Violet (#724C7B), Purple Pennant (#452E4A), Design Delight (#A47BAC).

What is the hex code of Cactus?

#5B6F55.