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Too Big to Whale Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#9596A4
#BABFDC
#BBB286
#989057
#DDD9C4

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Too Big to Whale#9596A4149, 150, 164236°, 8%, 61%9, 9, 0, 36
Rhapsody Lilac#BABFDC186, 191, 220231°, 33%, 80%15, 13, 0, 14
Ryegrass#BBB286187, 178, 13450°, 28%, 63%0, 5, 28, 27
Cardamom Green#989057152, 144, 8753°, 27%, 47%0, 5, 43, 40
Zero Degrees#DDD9C4221, 217, 19650°, 27%, 82%0, 2, 11, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #989057 on #DDD9C42.29:1—
Aa #9596A4 on #DDD9C42.06:1—
Aa #BABFDC on #9890571.79:1—
Aa #9596A4 on #BABFDC1.61:1—
Aa #BBB286 on #9890571.52:1—
Aa #BBB286 on #DDD9C41.51:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #9596a4; /* Too Big to Whale */
  --color-2: #babfdc; /* Rhapsody Lilac */
  --color-3: #bbb286; /* Ryegrass */
  --color-4: #989057; /* Cardamom Green */
  --color-5: #ddd9c4; /* Zero Degrees */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Too Big to Whale?

In a complementary scheme: Rhapsody Lilac (#BABFDC), Ryegrass (#BBB286), Cardamom Green (#989057), Zero Degrees (#DDD9C4).

What is the hex code of Too Big to Whale?

#9596A4.