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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

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Elephant in the Room#A8A9A8168, 169, 168120°, 1%, 66%1, 0, 1, 34
Jocular Green#CCE2CA204, 226, 202115°, 29%, 84%10, 0, 11, 11
La la Love#BF90BB191, 144, 187305°, 27%, 66%0, 25, 2, 25
Royal Pretender#A063A1160, 99, 161299°, 25%, 51%1, 39, 0, 37
Joyful Lilac#E4D4E2228, 212, 226308°, 23%, 86%0, 7, 1, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #CCE2CA on #A063A13.19:1AA large
Aa #A063A1 on #E4D4E23.09:1AA large
Aa #CCE2CA on #BF90BB1.93:1—
Aa #BF90BB on #E4D4E21.87:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #A063A11.86:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #CCE2CA1.72:1—

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 */
}

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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.