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Don’t Be Shy Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Don’t Be Shy (#ED2C1A), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#ED2C1A
#12E193
#0D75F8
#B31B11
#63F7B4

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Don’t Be Shy#ED2C1A237, 44, 265°, 85%, 52%0, 81, 89, 7
Aqua Green#12E19318, 225, 147157°, 85%, 48%92, 0, 35, 12
Deep Sky Blue#0D75F813, 117, 248213°, 94%, 51%95, 53, 0, 3
Cornell Red#B31B11179, 27, 174°, 83%, 38%0, 85, 91, 30
Ineffable Green#63F7B499, 247, 180153°, 90%, 68%60, 0, 27, 3

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #B31B11 on #63F7B45.03:1AA
Aa #12E193 on #B31B113.96:1AA large
Aa #0D75F8 on #63F7B43.15:1AA large
Aa #ED2C1A on #63F7B43.11:1AA large
Aa #12E193 on #0D75F82.48:1—
Aa #ED2C1A on #12E1932.46:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ed2c1a; /* Don’t Be Shy */
  --color-2: #12e193; /* Aqua Green */
  --color-3: #0d75f8; /* Deep Sky Blue */
  --color-4: #b31b11; /* Cornell Red */
  --color-5: #63f7b4; /* Ineffable Green */
}

Other schemes from Don’t Be Shy

More Medium Red split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Don’t Be Shy?

In a split-complementary scheme: Aqua Green (#12E193), Deep Sky Blue (#0D75F8), Cornell Red (#B31B11), Ineffable Green (#63F7B4).

What is the hex code of Don’t Be Shy?

#ED2C1A.