U.S. AC Wiring Color Codes (120/240V)

  • Phase A Black
    #111111
  • Phase B Red
    #c0392b
  • Phase C Blue
    #2980b9
  • Neutral White
    #fdfefe
  • Ground Bare/Green
    #27ae60
  • Traveler Yellow
    #f1c40f
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Created at 10/29/2026 10:55
The palette consists of Dark, Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Phase C Blue #2980b9 and Traveler Yellow #f1c40f. Palette has Neutral, Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #111111 (darkest) to #FDFEFE (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 67% of colors are vivid.

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

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (2 warm, 2 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #111111, #27AE60, #2980B9, #C0392B, #F1C40F, #FDFEFE

Palette U.S. AC Wiring Color Codes (120/240V) combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #111111, RGB: (17, 17, 17); HEX: #c0392b, RGB: (192, 57, 43); HEX: #2980b9, RGB: (41, 128, 185)
HEX: #fdfefe, RGB: (253, 254, 254); HEX: #27ae60, RGB: (39, 174, 96); HEX: #f1c40f, RGB: (241, 196, 15)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Black, Tint of Firebrick, Shade of Steel Blue, Shade of White, Shade of Medium Sea Green, Shade of Gold
Color scheme was created by colorscheme

Color codes in palette

U.S. AC Wiring Color Codes (120/240V) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#111111#111111RGB(17, 17, 17)Phase A BlackDreamless Sleep
#c0392b#c0392bRGB(192, 57, 43)Phase B Red—
#2980b9#2980b9RGB(41, 128, 185)Phase C Blue—
#fdfefe#fdfefeRGB(253, 254, 254)Neutral White—
#27ae60#27ae60RGB(39, 174, 96)Ground Bare/Green—
#f1c40f#f1c40fRGB(241, 196, 15)Traveler Yellow—

Color Palette Contrast

5 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#c0392b
#2980b9
1.26
#c0392b
#27ae60
1.89
#2980b9
#27ae60
1.49
#fdfefe
#f1c40f
1.64
#27ae60
#f1c40f
1.72

Image palette U.S. AC Wiring Color Codes (120/240V) png