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Mars Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Mars (#AD6242), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#AD6242
#47AE9C
#4D5AAF
#77422C
#72C8B8

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Mars#AD6242173, 98, 6618°, 45%, 47%0, 43, 62, 32
Ambrosial Oceanside#47AE9C71, 174, 156170°, 42%, 48%59, 0, 10, 32
Chinese Bellflower#4D5AAF77, 90, 175232°, 39%, 49%56, 49, 0, 31
Copper Canyon#77422C119, 66, 4418°, 46%, 32%0, 45, 63, 53
Shockwave#72C8B8114, 200, 184169°, 44%, 62%43, 0, 8, 22

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #77422C on #72C8B84.10:1AA large
Aa #4D5AAF on #72C8B83.14:1AA large
Aa #47AE9C on #77422C3.00:1AA large
Aa #AD6242 on #72C8B82.32:1—
Aa #47AE9C on #4D5AAF2.30:1—
Aa #AD6242 on #77422C1.77:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ad6242; /* Mars */
  --color-2: #47ae9c; /* Ambrosial Oceanside */
  --color-3: #4d5aaf; /* Chinese Bellflower */
  --color-4: #77422c; /* Copper Canyon */
  --color-5: #72c8b8; /* Shockwave */
}

Other schemes from Mars

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Mars?

In a split-complementary scheme: Ambrosial Oceanside (#47AE9C), Chinese Bellflower (#4D5AAF), Copper Canyon (#77422C), Shockwave (#72C8B8).

What is the hex code of Mars?

#AD6242.