chromary
The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportPink ShockCH 0120 · #ED0DD9
accentNeon CoralCH 0185 · #F77045
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperVaporCH 0373 · #DDF0ED
claim its number≈ TealAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Teal #008C8C.chromary

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#039289 set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Vapor on #039289#039289Set in Vapor on #039289, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#039289 on Vapor#039289Set in #039289 on Vapor, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Butter on #039289#039289Set in Butter on #039289, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#039289 on Butter#039289Set in #039289 on Butter, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Robin on #039289#039289
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#039289 on Robin#039289
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Vapor on #039289The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Vapor still stands clearly off #039289 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)