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Detective Coat Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Detective Coat (#8B8685), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#8B8685
#6DA493
#6B7BA7
#7B5349
#9BC2B4

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Detective Coat#8B8685139, 134, 13310°, 3%, 53%0, 4, 4, 45
Harmony in Green#6DA493109, 164, 147161°, 23%, 54%34, 0, 10, 36
Night Thistle#6B7BA7107, 123, 167224°, 25%, 54%36, 26, 0, 35
Vandyck Brown#7B5349123, 83, 7312°, 26%, 38%0, 33, 41, 52
Stanley#9BC2B4155, 194, 180158°, 24%, 68%20, 0, 7, 24

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #7B5349 on #9BC2B43.39:1AA large
Aa #6DA493 on #7B53492.32:1—
Aa #6B7BA7 on #9BC2B42.15:1—
Aa #8B8685 on #9BC2B41.84:1—
Aa #8B8685 on #7B53491.84:1—
Aa #6B7BA7 on #7B53491.58:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #8b8685; /* Detective Coat */
  --color-2: #6da493; /* Harmony in Green */
  --color-3: #6b7ba7; /* Night Thistle */
  --color-4: #7b5349; /* Vandyck Brown */
  --color-5: #9bc2b4; /* Stanley */
}

Other schemes from Detective Coat

More Medium Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Detective Coat?

In a split-complementary scheme: Harmony in Green (#6DA493), Night Thistle (#6B7BA7), Vandyck Brown (#7B5349), Stanley (#9BC2B4).

What is the hex code of Detective Coat?

#8B8685.