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
| Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | CMYK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon | #333333 | 51, 51, 51 | 0°, 0%, 20% | 0, 0, 0, 80 | |
| English Holly | #274234 | 39, 66, 52 | 149°, 26%, 21% | 41, 0, 21, 74 | |
| Telopea | #2D2541 | 45, 37, 65 | 257°, 27%, 20% | 31, 43, 0, 75 | |
| Tibetan Temple | #814D50 | 129, 77, 80 | 357°, 25%, 40% | 0, 40, 38, 49 | |
| Alpine Salamander | #051009 | 5, 16, 9 | 142°, 52%, 4% | 69, 0, 44, 94 |
Which pairs work for text
| Text on background | Contrast | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Aa #814D50 on #051009 | 2.87:1 | — |
| Aa #2D2541 on #814D50 | 2.14:1 | — |
| Aa #333333 on #814D50 | 1.87:1 | — |
| Aa #274234 on #051009 | 1.77:1 | — |
| Aa #274234 on #814D50 | 1.62:1 | — |
| Aa #333333 on #051009 | 1.53:1 | — |
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
- Carbon Complementary Color Scheme#333333#784848#274242#0F1012#4A7D82
- Carbon Analogous Color Scheme#462343#412533#333333#413628#454129
- Carbon Split-complementary Color Scheme#333333#274234#243640#130D0D#416858
- Carbon Tetradic Color Scheme#333333#37412A#274242#2D2541#814D50
- Carbon Monochromatic Color Scheme#0F0F0F#0F0F0F#333333#585858#808080
More Dark Gray triadic palettes
- After Dark Triadic Color Scheme#3C3535#36482F#282A4A#875251#0F180A
- After Midnight Triadic Color Scheme#38393F#4A2E32#364C2E#545989#1A1110
- All Nighter Triadic Color Scheme#455454#653B66#62603E#649C97#391531
- Ancient Pine Triadic Color Scheme#444B43#3A3B5B#5C3839#6A9D5D#181B26
- Armadillo Triadic Color Scheme#484A46#35495A#59354A#7A9C58#1F262A
- Arsenic Triadic Color Scheme#3B444B#563342#445533#5C7B97#23191E
- Artist’s Charcoal Triadic Color Scheme#37393E#492D35#36482F#516582#1A1110
- Bark Triadic Color Scheme#5F5854#477050#544173#AB856F#274234
- Black Forest Triadic Color Scheme#5E6354#466174#764663#99AF73#283C44
- Black Magic Triadic Color Scheme#4F4554#60513A#366254#86619F#35281E
- Black Olive Triadic Color Scheme#3B3C36#274447#443240#7F8353#0F1519
- Black Orchid Triadic Color Scheme#525463#6F434A#476E42#777BA9#43242A
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.