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High Tide Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around High Tide (#85A6C8), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#85A6C8
#C68886
#C7CA86
#4B81AF
#E2BCB8

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
High Tide#85A6C8133, 166, 200210°, 38%, 65%34, 17, 0, 22
All’s Ace#C68886198, 136, 1342°, 36%, 65%0, 31, 32, 22
Chimes#C7CA86199, 202, 13463°, 39%, 66%1, 0, 34, 21
Seabrook#4B81AF75, 129, 175208°, 40%, 49%57, 26, 0, 31
Balcony Rose#E2BCB8226, 188, 1846°, 42%, 80%0, 17, 19, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #C7CA86 on #4B81AF2.42:1—
Aa #4B81AF on #E2BCB82.40:1—
Aa #C68886 on #C7CA861.68:1—
Aa #C68886 on #E2BCB81.67:1—
Aa #85A6C8 on #4B81AF1.64:1—
Aa #85A6C8 on #C7CA861.47:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #85a6c8; /* High Tide */
  --color-2: #c68886; /* All’s Ace */
  --color-3: #c7ca86; /* Chimes */
  --color-4: #4b81af; /* Seabrook */
  --color-5: #e2bcb8; /* Balcony Rose */
}

Other schemes from High Tide

More Light Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with High Tide?

In a split-complementary scheme: All’s Ace (#C68886), Chimes (#C7CA86), Seabrook (#4B81AF), Balcony Rose (#E2BCB8).

What is the hex code of High Tide?

#85A6C8.