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Iron Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Iron (#5E5E5E), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#121212
#383838
#5E5E5E
#848585
#AAAAAA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Dark Tone Ink#12121218, 18, 180°, 0%, 7%0, 0, 0, 93
Lacquered Liquorice#38383856, 56, 560°, 0%, 22%0, 0, 0, 78
Iron#5E5E5E94, 94, 940°, 0%, 37%0, 0, 0, 63
Dover Grey#848585132, 133, 133180°, 0%, 52%1, 0, 0, 48
Dhūsar Grey#AAAAAA170, 170, 1700°, 0%, 67%0, 0, 0, 33

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #121212 on #AAAAAA8.06:1AAA
Aa #121212 on #8485855.06:1AA
Aa #383838 on #AAAAAA5.05:1AA
Aa #383838 on #8485853.17:1AA large
Aa #121212 on #5E5E5E2.89:1—
Aa #5E5E5E on #AAAAAA2.79:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #121212; /* Dark Tone Ink */
  --color-2: #383838; /* Lacquered Liquorice */
  --color-3: #5e5e5e; /* Iron */
  --color-4: #848585; /* Dover Grey */
  --color-5: #aaaaaa; /* Dhūsar Grey */
}

Other schemes from Iron

More Dark Gray monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Iron?

In a monochromatic scheme: Dark Tone Ink (#121212), Lacquered Liquorice (#383838), Dover Grey (#848585), Dhūsar Grey (#AAAAAA).

What is the hex code of Iron?

#5E5E5E.