Elephant in the Room Complementary Color Scheme
Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), each snapped to its nearest named color.
#A8A9A8
#CCE2CA
#BF90BB
#A063A1
#E4D4E2
Color names and codes
| Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | CMYK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant in the Room | #A8A9A8 | 168, 169, 168 | 120°, 1%, 66% | 1, 0, 1, 34 | |
| Jocular Green | #CCE2CA | 204, 226, 202 | 115°, 29%, 84% | 10, 0, 11, 11 | |
| La la Love | #BF90BB | 191, 144, 187 | 305°, 27%, 66% | 0, 25, 2, 25 | |
| Royal Pretender | #A063A1 | 160, 99, 161 | 299°, 25%, 51% | 1, 39, 0, 37 | |
| Joyful Lilac | #E4D4E2 | 228, 212, 226 | 308°, 23%, 86% | 0, 7, 1, 11 |
Which pairs work for text
| Text on background | Contrast | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Aa #CCE2CA on #A063A1 | 3.19:1 | AA large |
| Aa #A063A1 on #E4D4E2 | 3.09:1 | AA large |
| Aa #CCE2CA on #BF90BB | 1.93:1 | — |
| Aa #BF90BB on #E4D4E2 | 1.87:1 | — |
| Aa #A8A9A8 on #A063A1 | 1.86:1 | — |
| Aa #A8A9A8 on #CCE2CA | 1.72:1 | — |
CSS variables
:root {
--color-1: #a8a9a8; /* Elephant in the Room */
--color-2: #cce2ca; /* Jocular Green */
--color-3: #bf90bb; /* La la Love */
--color-4: #a063a1; /* Royal Pretender */
--color-5: #e4d4e2; /* Joyful Lilac */
}Other schemes from Elephant in the Room
- Elephant in the Room Analogous Color Scheme#B9BD97#A8BF93#A8A9A8#8EBBAC#90BDBD
- Elephant in the Room Triadic Color Scheme#A8A9A8#9291BC#BD9095#D2E6D3#6264A6
- Elephant in the Room Split-complementary Color Scheme#A8A9A8#A193BF#B893AB#73A263#CEC3DD
- Elephant in the Room Tetradic Color Scheme#A8A9A8#91A7BC#BF90BB#BCA792#D2E6D3
- Elephant in the Room Monochromatic Color Scheme#5B5D5C#828383#A8A9A8#CFCFCF#F3F3F2
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- Brume Complementary Color Scheme#C6C6C2#F6F4EF#B2B7D1#8881B0#EBF1F5
- Casper Complementary Color Scheme#AAB5B8#D6E3E7#C4A89E#AA7971#EAE1DD
- Cathedral Complementary Color Scheme#ACAAA7#E1DACE#91A7BC#617BA6#D3DBE7
- Cortex Complementary Color Scheme#A99592#D8C1BE#84AEBA#558F93#C5D9DB
- Crown of Ash Complementary Color Scheme#A1A9A9#C6DEDF#BC8E8F#9B5B55#E6CFCE
- Dangerous Robot Complementary Color Scheme#CBC5C6#F5F0F1#BCD8D2#89BAB2#F0F4F2
- Dark Ages Complementary Color Scheme#9698A3#BEC2DA#B4AC84#978C59#DBD7C4
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- Dove Complementary Color Scheme#B3ADA7#E4DAD3#96AEC5#6586A5#D7E0E7
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Questions
What colors go with Elephant in the Room?
In a complementary scheme: Jocular Green (#CCE2CA), La la Love (#BF90BB), Royal Pretender (#A063A1), Joyful Lilac (#E4D4E2).
What is the hex code of Elephant in the Room?
#A8A9A8.