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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Electric Violet#6C24F1
accentDopamineCH 0593 · #FF3EA5
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ ForestAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Forest #0B3D20.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#1F3717 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 #1F3717#1F3717Set in Paper on #1F3717, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#1F3717 on Paper#1F3717Set in #1F3717 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
Cucumber on #1F3717#1F3717Set in Cucumber on #1F3717, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#1F3717 on Cucumber#1F3717Set in #1F3717 on Cucumber, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#1F3717 on Sky#1F3717Set in #1F3717 on Sky, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
Sky on #1F3717#1F3717Set in Sky on #1F3717, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #1F3717The 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 #1F3717 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#1F3717
Red-blind (protanopia)
#1F3717
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#1F3717
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#1F3717
No color (achromatopsia)