Submerged Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Submerged (#4A7D82), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#4A7D82

#76AFB2

#824E4A

#4E312D

#B5817D

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Submerged	`#4A7D82`	74, 125, 130	185°, 27%, 40%	43, 4, 0, 49
Venice Escape	`#76AFB2`	118, 175, 178	183°, 28%, 58%	34, 2, 0, 30
Cherokee Red	`#824E4A`	130, 78, 74	4°, 27%, 40%	0, 40, 43, 49
Espresso	`#4E312D`	78, 49, 45	7°, 27%, 24%	0, 37, 42, 69
Ash Rose	`#B5817D`	181, 129, 125	4°, 27%, 60%	0, 29, 31, 29

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #76AFB2 on #4E312D	4.74:1	AA
Aa #4E312D on #B5817D	3.55:1	AA large
Aa #76AFB2 on #824E4A	2.72:1	—
Aa #4A7D82 on #4E312D	2.52:1	—
Aa #824E4A on #B5817D	2.04:1	—
Aa #4A7D82 on #76AFB2	1.88:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #4a7d82; /* Submerged */
  --color-2: #76afb2; /* Venice Escape */
  --color-3: #824e4a; /* Cherokee Red */
  --color-4: #4e312d; /* Espresso */
  --color-5: #b5817d; /* Ash Rose */
}

Other schemes from Submerged

More Medium Teal complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Submerged?

In a complementary scheme: Venice Escape (#76AFB2), Cherokee Red (#824E4A), Espresso (#4E312D), Ash Rose (#B5817D).

What is the hex code of Submerged?

#4A7D82.