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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF
accentVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ PetrolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Petrol #005F6B.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#1C675A 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 #1C675A#1C675ASet in Paper on #1C675A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#1C675A on Paper#1C675ASet in #1C675A on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
Surf Foam on #1C675A#1C675ASet in Surf Foam on #1C675A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Sunshine on #1C675A#1C675ASet in Sunshine on #1C675A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
#1C675A on Surf Foam#1C675ASet in #1C675A on Surf Foam, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
#1C675A on Sunshine#1C675ASet in #1C675A on Sunshine, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #1C675AThe 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 Paper still stands clearly off #1C675A 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)