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Dead Pixel Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Dead Pixel (#3B3A3A), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#3B3A3A
#2E4B3C
#2D3A49
#1A1110
#447A66

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Dead Pixel#3B3A3A59, 58, 580°, 1%, 23%0, 2, 2, 77
Norfolk Green#2E4B3C46, 75, 60149°, 24%, 24%39, 0, 20, 71
Ship’s Officer#2D3A4945, 58, 73212°, 24%, 23%38, 21, 0, 71
Scandinavian Liquorice#1A111026, 17, 166°, 24%, 8%0, 35, 38, 90
Leaping Lizard#447A6668, 122, 102158°, 28%, 37%44, 0, 16, 52

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #1A1110 on #447A663.73:1AA large
Aa #2D3A49 on #447A662.33:1—
Aa #3B3A3A on #447A662.28:1—
Aa #2E4B3C on #1A11101.93:1—
Aa #2E4B3C on #447A661.93:1—
Aa #3B3A3A on #1A11101.64:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #3b3a3a; /* Dead Pixel */
  --color-2: #2e4b3c; /* Norfolk Green */
  --color-3: #2d3a49; /* Ship’s Officer */
  --color-4: #1a1110; /* Scandinavian Liquorice */
  --color-5: #447a66; /* Leaping Lizard */
}

Other schemes from Dead Pixel

More Dark Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Dead Pixel?

In a split-complementary scheme: Norfolk Green (#2E4B3C), Ship’s Officer (#2D3A49), Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), Leaping Lizard (#447A66).

What is the hex code of Dead Pixel?

#3B3A3A.