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Pi Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Pi (#314159), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#314159
#5A3532
#545A2C
#181B26
#8A534E

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Pi#31415949, 65, 89216°, 29%, 27%45, 27, 0, 6537.2% 0.046 258
Arresting Auburn#5A353290, 53, 505°, 29%, 27%0, 41, 44, 6537.3% 0.054 25
Soldier Green#545A2C84, 90, 4468°, 34%, 26%7, 0, 51, 6545.1% 0.068 115
Coarse Wool#181B2624, 27, 38227°, 23%, 12%37, 29, 0, 8522.4% 0.022 273
Saddlebag#8A534E138, 83, 785°, 28%, 42%0, 40, 43, 4650.4% 0.075 26

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #181B26 on #8A534E2.80:1—
Aa #545A2C on #181B262.35:1—
Aa #5A3532 on #8A534E1.72:1—
Aa #314159 on #8A534E1.69:1—
Aa #314159 on #181B261.66:1—
Aa #5A3532 on #181B261.63:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #314159; /* Pi */
  --color-2: #5a3532; /* Arresting Auburn */
  --color-3: #545a2c; /* Soldier Green */
  --color-4: #181b26; /* Coarse Wool */
  --color-5: #8a534e; /* Saddlebag */
}

Other schemes from Pi

More dark blue split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Pi?

In a split-complementary scheme: Arresting Auburn (#5A3532), Soldier Green (#545A2C), Coarse Wool (#181B26), Saddlebag (#8A534E).

What is the hex code of Pi?

#314159.