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Pāua Triadic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the triadic rule around Pāua (#2A2551), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#2A2551
#4F2923
#2A4F21
#514B98
#1A1110

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Pāua#2A255142, 37, 81247°, 37%, 23%48, 54, 0, 68
Bitter Chocolate#4F292379, 41, 358°, 39%, 22%0, 48, 56, 69
Chestnut Green#2A4F2142, 79, 33108°, 41%, 22%47, 0, 58, 69
Liberty#514B9881, 75, 152245°, 34%, 45%47, 51, 0, 40
Scandinavian Liquorice#1A111026, 17, 166°, 24%, 8%0, 35, 38, 90

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #514B98 on #1A11102.48:1—
Aa #2A4F21 on #1A11101.98:1—
Aa #2A2551 on #514B981.90:1—
Aa #4F2923 on #514B981.68:1—
Aa #2A2551 on #2A4F211.51:1—
Aa #4F2923 on #1A11101.48:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #2a2551; /* Pāua */
  --color-2: #4f2923; /* Bitter Chocolate */
  --color-3: #2a4f21; /* Chestnut Green */
  --color-4: #514b98; /* Liberty */
  --color-5: #1a1110; /* Scandinavian Liquorice */
}

Other schemes from Pāua

More Dark Blue triadic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Pāua?

In a triadic scheme: Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), Chestnut Green (#2A4F21), Liberty (#514B98), Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110).

What is the hex code of Pāua?

#2A2551.