Cuttlefish Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#7FBBC2

#BDDDE1

#C2877B

#A75A4C

#E3C7C6

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Cuttlefish	`#7FBBC2`	127, 187, 194	186°, 35%, 63%	35, 4, 0, 24
Infinitesimal Blue	`#BDDDE1`	189, 221, 225	187°, 37%, 81%	16, 2, 0, 12
Whisky	`#C2877B`	194, 135, 123	10°, 37%, 62%	0, 30, 37, 24
Santa Fe Sunset	`#A75A4C`	167, 90, 76	9°, 37%, 48%	0, 46, 54, 35
Powdered Petals	`#E3C7C6`	227, 199, 198	2°, 34%, 83%	0, 12, 13, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #BDDDE1 on #A75A4C	3.47:1	AA large
Aa #A75A4C on #E3C7C6	3.15:1	AA large
Aa #7FBBC2 on #A75A4C	2.33:1	—
Aa #BDDDE1 on #C2877B	2.07:1	—
Aa #C2877B on #E3C7C6	1.88:1	—
Aa #C2877B on #A75A4C	1.67:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #7fbbc2; /* Cuttlefish */
  --color-2: #bddde1; /* Infinitesimal Blue */
  --color-3: #c2877b; /* Whisky */
  --color-4: #a75a4c; /* Santa Fe Sunset */
  --color-5: #e3c7c6; /* Powdered Petals */
}

Other schemes from Cuttlefish

More Light Teal complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Cuttlefish?

In a complementary scheme: Infinitesimal Blue (#BDDDE1), Whisky (#C2877B), Santa Fe Sunset (#A75A4C), Powdered Petals (#E3C7C6).

What is the hex code of Cuttlefish?

#7FBBC2.