Dark Cyan Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Dark Cyan (#008B8B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#008B8B

#00EEEE

#8B0000

#3E0007

#F00000

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Dark Cyan	`#008B8B`	0, 139, 139	180°, 100%, 27%	100, 0, 0, 45
Cold Light of Day	`#00EEEE`	0, 238, 238	180°, 100%, 47%	100, 0, 0, 7
Scab Red	`#8B0000`	139, 0, 0	0°, 100%, 27%	0, 100, 100, 45
Charred Brown	`#3E0007`	62, 0, 7	353°, 100%, 12%	0, 100, 89, 76
Helvetia Red	`#F00000`	240, 0, 0	0°, 100%, 47%	0, 100, 100, 6

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #00EEEE on #3E0007	11.97:1	AAA
Aa #00EEEE on #8B0000	6.90:1	AA
Aa #008B8B on #3E0007	4.19:1	AA large
Aa #3E0007 on #F00000	3.90:1	AA large
Aa #00EEEE on #F00000	3.07:1	AA large
Aa #008B8B on #00EEEE	2.86:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #008b8b; /* Dark Cyan */
  --color-2: #00eeee; /* Cold Light of Day */
  --color-3: #8b0000; /* Scab Red */
  --color-4: #3e0007; /* Charred Brown */
  --color-5: #f00000; /* Helvetia Red */
}

Other schemes from Dark Cyan

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Questions

What colors go with Dark Cyan?

In a complementary scheme: Cold Light of Day (#00EEEE), Scab Red (#8B0000), Charred Brown (#3E0007), Helvetia Red (#F00000).

What is the hex code of Dark Cyan?

#008B8B.