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Red Herring Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Red Herring (#DD1144), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DD1144
#0BDB43
#1DACD6
#95122C
#4CFF7B

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Red Herring#DD1144221, 17, 68345°, 86%, 47%0, 92, 69, 13
Dasyphyllous Green#0BDB4311, 219, 67136°, 90%, 45%95, 0, 69, 14
Bright Cerulean#1DACD629, 172, 214194°, 76%, 48%86, 20, 0, 16
Bacchic Burgundy#95122C149, 18, 44348°, 78%, 33%0, 88, 70, 42
Experimintal Green#4CFF7B76, 255, 123136°, 100%, 65%70, 0, 52, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #95122C on #4CFF7B6.62:1AA
Aa #0BDB43 on #95122C4.68:1AA
Aa #DD1144 on #4CFF7B3.75:1AA large
Aa #1DACD6 on #95122C3.30:1AA large
Aa #DD1144 on #0BDB432.65:1—
Aa #1DACD6 on #4CFF7B2.01:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dd1144; /* Red Herring */
  --color-2: #0bdb43; /* Dasyphyllous Green */
  --color-3: #1dacd6; /* Bright Cerulean */
  --color-4: #95122c; /* Bacchic Burgundy */
  --color-5: #4cff7b; /* Experimintal Green */
}

Other schemes from Red Herring

More Medium Red split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Red Herring?

In a split-complementary scheme: Dasyphyllous Green (#0BDB43), Bright Cerulean (#1DACD6), Bacchic Burgundy (#95122C), Experimintal Green (#4CFF7B).

What is the hex code of Red Herring?

#DD1144.