Tetradic colors scheme XKCD reddish #c44240 hex

  • #c44240
  • #80c440
  • #8440c4
  • #40c484
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Tetradic colors scheme XKCD reddish #c44240 hex has 4 colors spread across many hues. The lightest color is Yellow Green (#80C440), the darkest Dark Orchid (#8440C4). No color pair reaches the WCAG 3:1 minimum; the best is 2.8:1.

Created at 02/16/2020 07:28
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors #80c440 and #8440c4. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #8440C4 (darkest) to #80C440 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 100% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (3 of 4).

HEX codes (sorted): #40C484, #80C440, #8440C4, #C44240

Palette Tetradic colors scheme XKCD reddish #c44240 hex combines 4 color codes:
HEX: #c44240, RGB: (196, 66, 64); HEX: #80c440, RGB: (128, 196, 64); HEX: #8440c4, RGB: (132, 64, 196)
HEX: #40c484, RGB: (64, 196, 132)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Crimson, Shade of Yellow Green, Tint of Dark Orchid, Tint of Medium Sea Green
Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Tetradic colors scheme XKCD reddish #c44240 hex color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#c44240#c44240RGB(196, 66, 64)—Reddish
#80c440#80c440RGB(128, 196, 64)——
#8440c4#8440c4RGB(132, 64, 196)——
#40c484#40c484RGB(64, 196, 132)——

Color Palette Contrast

2 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#c44240
#8440c4
1.19
#80c440
#40c484
1.04

Image palette Tetradic colors scheme XKCD reddish #c44240 hex png