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Herring Silver Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#C6C8CF
#DAC5BD
#D0D8BE
#8B9AB9
#F4EFED

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Herring Silver#C6C8CF198, 200, 207227°, 9%, 79%4, 3, 0, 19
Bella Mia#DAC5BD218, 197, 18917°, 28%, 80%0, 10, 13, 15
Celery Satin#D0D8BE208, 216, 19078°, 25%, 80%4, 0, 12, 15
Periwinkle Blossom#8B9AB9139, 154, 185220°, 25%, 64%25, 17, 0, 27
Little Pinky#F4EFED244, 239, 23717°, 24%, 94%0, 2, 3, 4

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #8B9AB9 on #F4EFED2.48:1—
Aa #D0D8BE on #8B9AB91.92:1—
Aa #DAC5BD on #8B9AB91.71:1—
Aa #C6C8CF on #8B9AB91.69:1—
Aa #C6C8CF on #F4EFED1.47:1—
Aa #DAC5BD on #F4EFED1.45:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #c6c8cf; /* Herring Silver */
  --color-2: #dac5bd; /* Bella Mia */
  --color-3: #d0d8be; /* Celery Satin */
  --color-4: #8b9ab9; /* Periwinkle Blossom */
  --color-5: #f4efed; /* Little Pinky */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Herring Silver?

In a split-complementary scheme: Bella Mia (#DAC5BD), Celery Satin (#D0D8BE), Periwinkle Blossom (#8B9AB9), Little Pinky (#F4EFED).

What is the hex code of Herring Silver?

#C6C8CF.