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Castaway Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Castaway (#6DBAC0), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#6DBAC0
#C3738D
#C09E6C
#48929B
#D4A1B5

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Castaway#6DBAC0109, 186, 192184°, 40%, 59%43, 3, 0, 25
Prehistoric Pink#C3738D195, 115, 141341°, 40%, 61%0, 41, 28, 24
Gilded Pear#C09E6C192, 158, 10836°, 40%, 59%0, 18, 44, 25
Asagi Blue#48929B72, 146, 155187°, 37%, 45%54, 6, 0, 39
Gizmo#D4A1B5212, 161, 181336°, 37%, 73%0, 24, 15, 17

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #48929B on #D4A1B51.63:1—
Aa #6DBAC0 on #48929B1.61:1—
Aa #C3738D on #D4A1B51.55:1—
Aa #6DBAC0 on #C3738D1.53:1—
Aa #C09E6C on #48929B1.42:1—
Aa #C3738D on #C09E6C1.36:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #6dbac0; /* Castaway */
  --color-2: #c3738d; /* Prehistoric Pink */
  --color-3: #c09e6c; /* Gilded Pear */
  --color-4: #48929b; /* Asagi Blue */
  --color-5: #d4a1b5; /* Gizmo */
}

Other schemes from Castaway

More Medium Teal split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Castaway?

In a split-complementary scheme: Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), Gilded Pear (#C09E6C), Asagi Blue (#48929B), Gizmo (#D4A1B5).

What is the hex code of Castaway?

#6DBAC0.