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Mallard Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Mallard (#254855), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#254855
#552233
#584C25
#161820
#8C3F52

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Mallard#25485537, 72, 85196°, 39%, 24%56, 15, 0, 67
Carambar#55223385, 34, 51340°, 43%, 23%0, 60, 40, 67
Bronze Olive#584C2588, 76, 3746°, 41%, 25%0, 14, 58, 65
River Styx#16182022, 24, 32228°, 19%, 11%31, 25, 0, 87
Liaison#8C3F52140, 63, 82345°, 38%, 40%0, 55, 41, 45

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #161820 on #8C3F522.49:1—
Aa #584C25 on #1618202.09:1—
Aa #254855 on #1618201.80:1—
Aa #552233 on #8C3F521.77:1—
Aa #552233 on #584C251.49:1—
Aa #552233 on #1618201.40:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #254855; /* Mallard */
  --color-2: #552233; /* Carambar */
  --color-3: #584c25; /* Bronze Olive */
  --color-4: #161820; /* River Styx */
  --color-5: #8c3f52; /* Liaison */
}

Other schemes from Mallard

More Dark Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Mallard?

In a split-complementary scheme: Carambar (#552233), Bronze Olive (#584C25), River Styx (#161820), Liaison (#8C3F52).

What is the hex code of Mallard?

#254855.