Communist Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Communist (#CC0000), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#330000

#800000

#CC0000

#FF1C1C

#FF6666

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Old Brown Crayon	`#330000`	51, 0, 0	0°, 100%, 10%	0, 100, 100, 80
Maroon	`#800000`	128, 0, 0	0°, 100%, 25%	0, 100, 100, 50
Communist	`#CC0000`	204, 0, 0	0°, 100%, 40%	0, 100, 100, 20
Traffic Red	`#FF1C1C`	255, 28, 28	0°, 100%, 55%	0, 89, 89, 0
Pompelmo	`#FF6666`	255, 102, 102	0°, 100%, 70%	0, 60, 60, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #330000 on #FF6666	6.44:1	AA
Aa #330000 on #FF1C1C	4.76:1	AA
Aa #800000 on #FF6666	3.83:1	AA large
Aa #330000 on #CC0000	3.13:1	AA large
Aa #800000 on #FF1C1C	2.83:1	—
Aa #CC0000 on #FF6666	2.06:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #330000; /* Old Brown Crayon */
  --color-2: #800000; /* Maroon */
  --color-3: #cc0000; /* Communist */
  --color-4: #ff1c1c; /* Traffic Red */
  --color-5: #ff6666; /* Pompelmo */
}

Other schemes from Communist

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Questions

What colors go with Communist?

In a monochromatic scheme: Old Brown Crayon (#330000), Maroon (#800000), Traffic Red (#FF1C1C), Pompelmo (#FF6666).

What is the hex code of Communist?

#CC0000.