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Elephant in the Room Triadic Color Scheme

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

#A8A9A8
#9291BC
#BD9095
#D2E6D3
#6264A6

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Elephant in the Room#A8A9A8168, 169, 168120°, 1%, 66%1, 0, 1, 3473.4% 0.002 146
Velvet Crest#9291BC146, 145, 188241°, 24%, 65%22, 23, 0, 2667.3% 0.063 286
Cherry Juice#BD9095189, 144, 149353°, 25%, 65%0, 24, 21, 2669.7% 0.055 11
Herbal Mist#D2E6D3210, 230, 211123°, 29%, 86%9, 0, 8, 1090.5% 0.033 147
Blue Iris#6264A698, 100, 166238°, 28%, 52%41, 40, 0, 3553.1% 0.103 281

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #D2E6D3 on #6264A64.11:1AA large
Aa #A8A9A8 on #6264A62.29:1—
Aa #9291BC on #D2E6D32.29:1—
Aa #BD9095 on #D2E6D32.11:1—
Aa #BD9095 on #6264A61.95:1—
Aa #9291BC on #6264A61.80:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #a8a9a8; /* Elephant in the Room */
  --color-2: #9291bc; /* Velvet Crest */
  --color-3: #bd9095; /* Cherry Juice */
  --color-4: #d2e6d3; /* Herbal Mist */
  --color-5: #6264a6; /* Blue Iris */
}

Other schemes from Elephant in the Room

More light gray triadic color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Elephant in the Room?

In a triadic scheme: Velvet Crest (#9291BC), Cherry Juice (#BD9095), Herbal Mist (#D2E6D3), Blue Iris (#6264A6).

What is the hex code of Elephant in the Room?

#A8A9A8.