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Elephant in the Room Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#A8A9A8
#A193BF
#B893AB
#73A263
#CEC3DD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Elephant in the Room#A8A9A8168, 169, 168120°, 1%, 66%1, 0, 1, 34
Chive Flower#A193BF161, 147, 191259°, 26%, 66%16, 23, 0, 25
Bed of Roses#B893AB184, 147, 171321°, 21%, 65%0, 20, 7, 28
Bulbasaur#73A263115, 162, 99105°, 25%, 51%29, 0, 39, 36
Lavender Bliss#CEC3DD206, 195, 221265°, 28%, 82%7, 12, 0, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #73A263 on #CEC3DD1.76:1—
Aa #A193BF on #CEC3DD1.68:1—
Aa #B893AB on #CEC3DD1.60:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #CEC3DD1.40:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #73A2631.26:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #A193BF1.20:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #a8a9a8; /* Elephant in the Room */
  --color-2: #a193bf; /* Chive Flower */
  --color-3: #b893ab; /* Bed of Roses */
  --color-4: #73a263; /* Bulbasaur */
  --color-5: #cec3dd; /* Lavender Bliss */
}

Other schemes from Elephant in the Room

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Questions

What colors go with Elephant in the Room?

In a split-complementary scheme: Chive Flower (#A193BF), Bed of Roses (#B893AB), Bulbasaur (#73A263), Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD).

What is the hex code of Elephant in the Room?

#A8A9A8.