Samba Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Samba (#AA262B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#AA262B

#D55459

#22AAAA

#1C6B69

#55DDCC

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Samba	`#AA262B`	170, 38, 43	358°, 63%, 41%	0, 78, 75, 33
Spiced Coral	`#D55459`	213, 84, 89	358°, 61%, 58%	0, 61, 58, 16
Blue Island	`#22AAAA`	34, 170, 170	180°, 67%, 40%	80, 0, 0, 33
Mosaic Tile	`#1C6B69`	28, 107, 105	178°, 59%, 26%	74, 0, 2, 58
Jazzy Jade	`#55DDCC`	85, 221, 204	173°, 67%, 60%	62, 0, 8, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #AA262B on #55DDCC	4.17:1	AA large
Aa #1C6B69 on #55DDCC	3.75:1	AA large
Aa #AA262B on #22AAAA	2.45:1	—
Aa #D55459 on #55DDCC	2.40:1	—
Aa #22AAAA on #1C6B69	2.20:1	—
Aa #AA262B on #D55459	1.73:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #aa262b; /* Samba */
  --color-2: #d55459; /* Spiced Coral */
  --color-3: #22aaaa; /* Blue Island */
  --color-4: #1c6b69; /* Mosaic Tile */
  --color-5: #55ddcc; /* Jazzy Jade */
}

Other schemes from Samba

More Medium Red complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Samba?

In a complementary scheme: Spiced Coral (#D55459), Blue Island (#22AAAA), Mosaic Tile (#1C6B69), Jazzy Jade (#55DDCC).

What is the hex code of Samba?

#AA262B.