Kelp Triadic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the triadic rule around Kelp (#4D503C), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#4D503C

#385058

#533552

#8F9B5B

#162825

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Kelp	`#4D503C`	77, 80, 60	69°, 14%, 27%	4, 0, 25, 69
Mountain Midnight	`#385058`	56, 80, 88	195°, 22%, 28%	36, 9, 0, 65
Auricula Purple	`#533552`	83, 53, 82	302°, 22%, 27%	0, 36, 1, 67
Vitality	`#8F9B5B`	143, 155, 91	71°, 26%, 48%	8, 0, 41, 39
Swamp Thing	`#162825`	22, 40, 37	170°, 29%, 12%	45, 0, 7, 84

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #8F9B5B on #162825	5.14:1	AA
Aa #533552 on #8F9B5B	3.51:1	AA large
Aa #385058 on #8F9B5B	2.85:1	—
Aa #4D503C on #8F9B5B	2.77:1	—
Aa #4D503C on #162825	1.85:1	—
Aa #385058 on #162825	1.80:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #4d503c; /* Kelp */
  --color-2: #385058; /* Mountain Midnight */
  --color-3: #533552; /* Auricula Purple */
  --color-4: #8f9b5b; /* Vitality */
  --color-5: #162825; /* Swamp Thing */
}

Other schemes from Kelp

More Dark Yellow triadic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Kelp?

In a triadic scheme: Mountain Midnight (#385058), Auricula Purple (#533552), Vitality (#8F9B5B), Swamp Thing (#162825).

What is the hex code of Kelp?

#4D503C.