Waterfall Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Waterfall (#3AB0A2), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#3AB0A2

#6FD1C9

#AD3D46

#782A2E

#D47F8D

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Waterfall	`#3AB0A2`	58, 176, 162	173°, 50%, 46%	67, 0, 8, 31
Hidden Sea Glass	`#6FD1C9`	111, 209, 201	175°, 52%, 63%	47, 0, 4, 18
Frosted Pomegranate	`#AD3D46`	173, 61, 70	355°, 48%, 46%	0, 65, 60, 32
Chocolate Bhut Jolokia	`#782A2E`	120, 42, 46	357°, 48%, 32%	0, 65, 62, 53
I Pink I Can	`#D47F8D`	212, 127, 141	350°, 50%, 66%	0, 40, 33, 17

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #6FD1C9 on #782A2E	5.37:1	AA
Aa #3AB0A2 on #782A2E	3.65:1	AA large
Aa #782A2E on #D47F8D	3.33:1	AA large
Aa #6FD1C9 on #AD3D46	3.29:1	AA large
Aa #3AB0A2 on #AD3D46	2.24:1	—
Aa #AD3D46 on #D47F8D	2.04:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #3ab0a2; /* Waterfall */
  --color-2: #6fd1c9; /* Hidden Sea Glass */
  --color-3: #ad3d46; /* Frosted Pomegranate */
  --color-4: #782a2e; /* Chocolate Bhut Jolokia */
  --color-5: #d47f8d; /* I Pink I Can */
}

Other schemes from Waterfall

More Medium Teal complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Waterfall?

In a complementary scheme: Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), Frosted Pomegranate (#AD3D46), Chocolate Bhut Jolokia (#782A2E), I Pink I Can (#D47F8D).

What is the hex code of Waterfall?

#3AB0A2.