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Crashing Waves Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Crashing Waves (#3E6F87), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#3E6F87
#853C47
#897A3E
#244653
#B75E6B

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Crashing Waves#3E6F8762, 111, 135200°, 37%, 39%54, 18, 0, 47
Burnt Russet#853C47133, 60, 71351°, 38%, 38%0, 55, 47, 48
Capers#897A3E137, 122, 6248°, 38%, 39%0, 11, 55, 46
Rainstorm#24465336, 70, 83197°, 39%, 23%57, 16, 0, 67
Sensuous#B75E6B183, 94, 107351°, 38%, 54%0, 49, 42, 28

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #897A3E on #2446532.37:1—
Aa #244653 on #B75E6B2.33:1—
Aa #3E6F87 on #2446531.84:1—
Aa #853C47 on #897A3E1.80:1—
Aa #853C47 on #B75E6B1.77:1—
Aa #3E6F87 on #853C471.40:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #3e6f87; /* Crashing Waves */
  --color-2: #853c47; /* Burnt Russet */
  --color-3: #897a3e; /* Capers */
  --color-4: #244653; /* Rainstorm */
  --color-5: #b75e6b; /* Sensuous */
}

Other schemes from Crashing Waves

More Dark Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Crashing Waves?

In a split-complementary scheme: Burnt Russet (#853C47), Capers (#897A3E), Rainstorm (#244653), Sensuous (#B75E6B).

What is the hex code of Crashing Waves?

#3E6F87.