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Red Herring Triadic Color Scheme

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

#DD1144
#44DD00
#0343DF
#EE6688
#229911

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Red Herring#DD1144221, 17, 68345°, 86%, 47%0, 92, 69, 13
Magic Blade#44DD0068, 221, 0102°, 100%, 43%69, 0, 100, 13
Merchant Marine Blue#0343DF3, 67, 223223°, 97%, 44%99, 70, 0, 13
Jellyfish Sting#EE6688238, 102, 136345°, 80%, 67%0, 57, 43, 7
Sacro Bosco#22991134, 153, 17113°, 80%, 33%78, 0, 89, 40

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #44DD00 on #0343DF4.03:1AA large
Aa #DD1144 on #44DD002.73:1—
Aa #0343DF on #EE66882.40:1—
Aa #44DD00 on #2299112.06:1—
Aa #0343DF on #2299111.96:1—
Aa #44DD00 on #EE66881.68:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dd1144; /* Red Herring */
  --color-2: #44dd00; /* Magic Blade */
  --color-3: #0343df; /* Merchant Marine Blue */
  --color-4: #ee6688; /* Jellyfish Sting */
  --color-5: #229911; /* Sacro Bosco */
}

Other schemes from Red Herring

More Medium Red triadic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Red Herring?

In a triadic scheme: Magic Blade (#44DD00), Merchant Marine Blue (#0343DF), Jellyfish Sting (#EE6688), Sacro Bosco (#229911).

What is the hex code of Red Herring?

#DD1144.