Masala Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Masala (#57534B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#0F0F0F

#312B27

#57534B

#80796E

#A6A096

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Chaos Black	`#0F0F0F`	15, 15, 15	0°, 0%, 6%	0, 0, 0, 94
Noir	`#312B27`	49, 43, 39	24°, 11%, 17%	0, 12, 20, 81
Masala	`#57534B`	87, 83, 75	40°, 7%, 32%	0, 5, 14, 66
Cathedral Stone	`#80796E`	128, 121, 110	37°, 8%, 47%	0, 5, 14, 50
Cloudy Today	`#A6A096`	166, 160, 150	37°, 8%, 62%	0, 4, 10, 35

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #0F0F0F on #A6A096	7.38:1	AAA
Aa #312B27 on #A6A096	5.37:1	AA
Aa #0F0F0F on #80796E	4.45:1	AA large
Aa #312B27 on #80796E	3.24:1	AA large
Aa #57534B on #A6A096	2.95:1	—
Aa #0F0F0F on #57534B	2.50:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0f0f0f; /* Chaos Black */
  --color-2: #312b27; /* Noir */
  --color-3: #57534b; /* Masala */
  --color-4: #80796e; /* Cathedral Stone */
  --color-5: #a6a096; /* Cloudy Today */
}

Other schemes from Masala

More Dark Gray monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Masala?

In a monochromatic scheme: Chaos Black (#0F0F0F), Noir (#312B27), Cathedral Stone (#80796E), Cloudy Today (#A6A096).

What is the hex code of Masala?

#57534B.