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Lagoon Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Lagoon (#4B9B93), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#4B9B93
#9C4A7D
#9E6B4A
#2B6460
#BD79A5

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Lagoon#4B9B9375, 155, 147174°, 35%, 45%52, 0, 5, 39
Orchid Lei#9C4A7D156, 74, 125323°, 36%, 45%0, 53, 20, 39
Brown Eyes#9E6B4A158, 107, 7424°, 36%, 45%0, 32, 53, 38
Strong Sage#2B646043, 100, 96176°, 40%, 28%57, 0, 4, 61
Hollyhock Blossom Pink#BD79A5189, 121, 165321°, 34%, 61%0, 36, 13, 26

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #2B6460 on #BD79A52.08:1—
Aa #4B9B93 on #2B64602.07:1—
Aa #9C4A7D on #BD79A51.75:1—
Aa #4B9B93 on #9C4A7D1.74:1—
Aa #9E6B4A on #2B64601.50:1—
Aa #9E6B4A on #BD79A51.38:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #4b9b93; /* Lagoon */
  --color-2: #9c4a7d; /* Orchid Lei */
  --color-3: #9e6b4a; /* Brown Eyes */
  --color-4: #2b6460; /* Strong Sage */
  --color-5: #bd79a5; /* Hollyhock Blossom Pink */
}

Other schemes from Lagoon

More Medium Teal split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Lagoon?

In a split-complementary scheme: Orchid Lei (#9C4A7D), Brown Eyes (#9E6B4A), Strong Sage (#2B6460), Hollyhock Blossom Pink (#BD79A5).

What is the hex code of Lagoon?

#4B9B93.