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Dead Forest Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Dead Forest (#434B4F), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#434B4F
#5F383C
#5C5638
#1E272C
#8E545C

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Dead Forest#434B4F67, 75, 79200°, 8%, 29%15, 5, 0, 69
Red Vine#5F383C95, 56, 60354°, 26%, 30%0, 41, 37, 63
Maze#5C563892, 86, 5650°, 24%, 29%0, 7, 39, 64
Black Pearl#1E272C30, 39, 44201°, 19%, 15%32, 11, 0, 83
Fragrant Cherry#8E545C142, 84, 92352°, 26%, 44%0, 41, 35, 44

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #1E272C on #8E545C2.59:1—
Aa #5C5638 on #1E272C2.06:1—
Aa #434B4F on #1E272C1.71:1—
Aa #5F383C on #8E545C1.69:1—
Aa #5F383C on #1E272C1.53:1—
Aa #434B4F on #8E545C1.52:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #434b4f; /* Dead Forest */
  --color-2: #5f383c; /* Red Vine */
  --color-3: #5c5638; /* Maze */
  --color-4: #1e272c; /* Black Pearl */
  --color-5: #8e545c; /* Fragrant Cherry */
}

Other schemes from Dead Forest

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Questions

What colors go with Dead Forest?

In a split-complementary scheme: Red Vine (#5F383C), Maze (#5C5638), Black Pearl (#1E272C), Fragrant Cherry (#8E545C).

What is the hex code of Dead Forest?

#434B4F.