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Carbon Triadic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the triadic rule around Carbon (#333333), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#333333
#274234
#2D2541
#814D50
#051009

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Carbon#33333351, 51, 510°, 0%, 20%0, 0, 0, 80
English Holly#27423439, 66, 52149°, 26%, 21%41, 0, 21, 74
Telopea#2D254145, 37, 65257°, 27%, 20%31, 43, 0, 75
Tibetan Temple#814D50129, 77, 80357°, 25%, 40%0, 40, 38, 49
Alpine Salamander#0510095, 16, 9142°, 52%, 4%69, 0, 44, 94

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #814D50 on #0510092.87:1—
Aa #2D2541 on #814D502.14:1—
Aa #333333 on #814D501.87:1—
Aa #274234 on #0510091.77:1—
Aa #274234 on #814D501.62:1—
Aa #333333 on #0510091.53:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #333333; /* Carbon */
  --color-2: #274234; /* English Holly */
  --color-3: #2d2541; /* Telopea */
  --color-4: #814d50; /* Tibetan Temple */
  --color-5: #051009; /* Alpine Salamander */
}

Other schemes from Carbon

More Dark Gray triadic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Carbon?

In a triadic scheme: English Holly (#274234), Telopea (#2D2541), Tibetan Temple (#814D50), Alpine Salamander (#051009).

What is the hex code of Carbon?

#333333.