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
accent≈ Neon Coral#F55522
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperVaporCH 0373 · #DDF0ED
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.chromary

Color Values

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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#1B9E94 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 #1B9E94#1B9E94Set in Vapor on #1B9E94, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#1B9E94 on Vapor#1B9E94Set in #1B9E94 on Vapor, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Butter on #1B9E94#1B9E94Set in Butter on #1B9E94, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #1B9E94#1B9E94
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#1B9E94 on Butter#1B9E94
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#1B9E94 on Charcoal#1B9E94
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Vapor on #1B9E94

#1B9E94
Red-blind (protanopia)
#1B9E94
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#1B9E94
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#1B9E94
No color (achromatopsia)