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Cactus Split-complementary Color Scheme

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

#5B6F55
#584C77
#7B4D6B
#364C2E
#786DAA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Cactus#5B6F5591, 111, 85106°, 13%, 38%18, 0, 23, 56
Saffron Crocus#584C7788, 76, 119257°, 22%, 38%26, 36, 0, 53
Brocade Violet#7B4D6B123, 77, 107321°, 23%, 39%0, 37, 13, 52
Nettle Green#364C2E54, 76, 46104°, 25%, 24%29, 0, 39, 70
Wintertime Mauve#786DAA120, 109, 170251°, 26%, 55%29, 36, 0, 33

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #364C2E on #786DAA2.05:1—
Aa #5B6F55 on #364C2E1.73:1—
Aa #584C77 on #786DAA1.68:1—
Aa #7B4D6B on #786DAA1.47:1—
Aa #5B6F55 on #584C771.42:1—
Aa #7B4D6B on #364C2E1.40:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #5b6f55; /* Cactus */
  --color-2: #584c77; /* Saffron Crocus */
  --color-3: #7b4d6b; /* Brocade Violet */
  --color-4: #364c2e; /* Nettle Green */
  --color-5: #786daa; /* Wintertime Mauve */
}

Other schemes from Cactus

More Dark Green split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Cactus?

In a split-complementary scheme: Saffron Crocus (#584C77), Brocade Violet (#7B4D6B), Nettle Green (#364C2E), Wintertime Mauve (#786DAA).

What is the hex code of Cactus?

#5B6F55.