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#176B52 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.
Paper on #176B52#176B52Set in Paper on #176B52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 77 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA#176B52 on Paper#176B52Set in #176B52 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 72 · 5.6:1 WCAG AAAqua on #176B52#176B52Set in Aqua on #176B52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 71 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA#176B52 on Aqua#176B52Set in #176B52 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 67 · 5.1:1 WCAG AAGlow Stick on #176B52#176B52Set in Glow Stick on #176B52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 61 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large#176B52 on Glow Stick#176B52Set in #176B52 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large
For every eye: Paper on #176B52
#176B52Red-blind (protanopia)#176B52Green-blind (deuteranopia)#176B52Blue-blind (tritanopia)#176B52No color (achromatopsia)