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Carolina Reaper Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Carolina Reaper (#FF1500), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FF1500
#FD645F
#00EBFF
#00A4B1
#6DEDFD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Carolina Reaper#FF1500255, 21, 05°, 100%, 50%0, 92, 100, 0
Pineapple Salmon#FD645F253, 100, 952°, 98%, 68%0, 60, 62, 1
Whimsical Blue#00EBFF0, 235, 255185°, 100%, 50%100, 8, 0, 0
Garish Blue#00A4B10, 164, 177184°, 100%, 35%100, 7, 0, 31
Robin’s Egg#6DEDFD109, 237, 253187°, 97%, 71%57, 6, 0, 1

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #FF1500 on #6DEDFD2.83:1—
Aa #FF1500 on #00EBFF2.67:1—
Aa #00A4B1 on #6DEDFD2.19:1—
Aa #FD645F on #6DEDFD2.12:1—
Aa #00EBFF on #00A4B12.06:1—
Aa #FD645F on #00EBFF2.00:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ff1500; /* Carolina Reaper */
  --color-2: #fd645f; /* Pineapple Salmon */
  --color-3: #00ebff; /* Whimsical Blue */
  --color-4: #00a4b1; /* Garish Blue */
  --color-5: #6dedfd; /* Robin’s Egg */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Carolina Reaper?

In a complementary scheme: Pineapple Salmon (#FD645F), Whimsical Blue (#00EBFF), Garish Blue (#00A4B1), Robin’s Egg (#6DEDFD).

What is the hex code of Carolina Reaper?

#FF1500.