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Grisaille Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Grisaille (#91979F), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#91979F
#B3837F
#B3B17B
#576D8E
#CDB1AB

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Grisaille#91979F145, 151, 159214°, 7%, 60%9, 5, 0, 3867.4% 0.014 256
Desert Red#B3837F179, 131, 1275°, 25%, 60%0, 27, 29, 3065.6% 0.060 24
Weeping Willow#B3B17B179, 177, 12358°, 27%, 59%0, 1, 31, 3074.9% 0.073 106
Kashmir Blue#576D8E87, 109, 142216°, 24%, 45%39, 23, 0, 4453.0% 0.059 258
Garden Snail#CDB1AB205, 177, 17111°, 25%, 74%0, 14, 17, 2078.3% 0.034 32

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #576D8E on #CDB1AB2.63:1—
Aa #B3B17B on #576D8E2.38:1—
Aa #91979F on #576D8E1.79:1—
Aa #B3837F on #576D8E1.62:1—
Aa #B3837F on #CDB1AB1.62:1—
Aa #91979F on #CDB1AB1.47:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #91979f; /* Grisaille */
  --color-2: #b3837f; /* Desert Red */
  --color-3: #b3b17b; /* Weeping Willow */
  --color-4: #576d8e; /* Kashmir Blue */
  --color-5: #cdb1ab; /* Garden Snail */
}

Other schemes from Grisaille

More medium gray split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Grisaille?

In a split-complementary scheme: Desert Red (#B3837F), Weeping Willow (#B3B17B), Kashmir Blue (#576D8E), Garden Snail (#CDB1AB).

What is the hex code of Grisaille?

#91979F.