Split Complementary colour palettes

A lead hue with the two neighbours of its complement. Contrast without a head-on clash. Explore 631 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Raspberry Accord, #44451F against #AED762 has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 38–83% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · warm
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · warm
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · cool
Split Complementarysplit-complementary · mixed

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