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King Crimson Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around King Crimson (#C64A4A), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#C64A4A
#54C589
#4586C7
#952E31
#88DDAA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
King Crimson#C64A4A198, 74, 740°, 52%, 53%0, 63, 63, 22
Enamelled Dragon#54C58984, 197, 137148°, 49%, 55%57, 0, 30, 23
Casting Sea#4586C769, 134, 199210°, 54%, 53%65, 33, 0, 22
Guardsman Red#952E31149, 46, 49358°, 53%, 38%0, 69, 67, 42
Jovial Jade#88DDAA136, 221, 170144°, 56%, 70%38, 0, 23, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #952E31 on #88DDAA4.78:1AA
Aa #54C589 on #952E313.58:1AA large
Aa #C64A4A on #88DDAA2.90:1—
Aa #4586C7 on #88DDAA2.36:1—
Aa #C64A4A on #54C5892.17:1—
Aa #4586C7 on #952E312.02:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #c64a4a; /* King Crimson */
  --color-2: #54c589; /* Enamelled Dragon */
  --color-3: #4586c7; /* Casting Sea */
  --color-4: #952e31; /* Guardsman Red */
  --color-5: #88ddaa; /* Jovial Jade */
}

Other schemes from King Crimson

More Medium Red split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with King Crimson?

In a split-complementary scheme: Enamelled Dragon (#54C589), Casting Sea (#4586C7), Guardsman Red (#952E31), Jovial Jade (#88DDAA).

What is the hex code of King Crimson?

#C64A4A.