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Creole Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Creole (#393227), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#393227
#203838
#21263A
#14100E
#4A686C

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Creole#39322757, 50, 3937°, 19%, 19%0, 12, 32, 7832.1% 0.021 79
Kōrainando Green#20383832, 56, 56180°, 27%, 17%43, 0, 0, 7832.1% 0.030 196
Midnight Express#21263A33, 38, 58228°, 27%, 18%43, 34, 0, 7727.4% 0.038 273
Nuln Oil#14100E20, 16, 1420°, 18%, 7%0, 20, 30, 9217.7% 0.008 48
Mythic Forest#4A686C74, 104, 108187°, 19%, 36%31, 4, 0, 5849.5% 0.036 206

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #14100E on #4A686C3.14:1AA large
Aa #21263A on #4A686C2.49:1—
Aa #393227 on #4A686C2.10:1—
Aa #203838 on #4A686C2.07:1—
Aa #203838 on #14100E1.52:1—
Aa #393227 on #14100E1.49:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #393227; /* Creole */
  --color-2: #203838; /* Kōrainando Green */
  --color-3: #21263a; /* Midnight Express */
  --color-4: #14100e; /* Nuln Oil */
  --color-5: #4a686c; /* Mythic Forest */
}

Other schemes from Creole

More very dark orange split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Creole?

In a split-complementary scheme: Kōrainando Green (#203838), Midnight Express (#21263A), Nuln Oil (#14100E), Mythic Forest (#4A686C).

What is the hex code of Creole?

#393227.