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Mermaid Blues Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Mermaid Blues (#004477), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#004477
#0073CF
#773300
#2D1403
#D45B00

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Mermaid Blues#0044770, 68, 119206°, 100%, 23%100, 43, 0, 53
Wizard Blue#0073CF0, 115, 207207°, 100%, 41%100, 44, 0, 19
Bay Brown#773300119, 51, 026°, 100%, 23%0, 57, 100, 53
Shadow Play#2D140345, 20, 324°, 88%, 9%0, 56, 93, 82
Exuberance#D45B00212, 91, 026°, 100%, 42%0, 57, 100, 17

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #2D1403 on #D45B004.37:1AA large
Aa #0073CF on #2D14033.59:1AA large
Aa #004477 on #D45B002.53:1—
Aa #773300 on #D45B002.35:1—
Aa #004477 on #0073CF2.08:1—
Aa #0073CF on #7733001.93:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #004477; /* Mermaid Blues */
  --color-2: #0073cf; /* Wizard Blue */
  --color-3: #773300; /* Bay Brown */
  --color-4: #2d1403; /* Shadow Play */
  --color-5: #d45b00; /* Exuberance */
}

Other schemes from Mermaid Blues

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Questions

What colors go with Mermaid Blues?

In a complementary scheme: Wizard Blue (#0073CF), Bay Brown (#773300), Shadow Play (#2D1403), Exuberance (#D45B00).

What is the hex code of Mermaid Blues?

#004477.