Complementary Red Green Colour Palette

About this palette

Complementary Red Green is a curated five-colour palette designed for teaching complementary relationships and seasonal colour. Red and green create strong opposition, but should not be the only signal for meaning in accessible interfaces.

The colours are #B91C1C, #FCA5A5, #166534, #86EFAC, #FAFAF9. Use the darkest and lightest values to establish hierarchy first, then introduce the supporting colours for accents, surfaces and visual rhythm.

You can also explore related colour education palettes, open the palette in the colour tool, or compare it with articles that use similar colour ideas.

Colours in this palette

Click any colour to copy the HEX value, or open the full palette in the colour tool to test harmonies, contrast and CSS export options.

How to use this palette

• For creative direction: use this palette as a starting point for mood boards, brand concepts, web pages, graphics and presentations.
• For digital design: test the strongest colours against light and dark text before using them in buttons or headings.
• For consistency: assign each colour a job, such as background, text, accent, highlight or supporting neutral.

CSS colour variables

Copy these variables into your stylesheet or design system.

:root {
  --palette-colour-1: #B91C1C;
  --palette-colour-2: #FCA5A5;
  --palette-colour-3: #166534;
  --palette-colour-4: #86EFAC;
  --palette-colour-5: #FAFAF9;
}