chromary

≈ Charcoal

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
supportInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ CharcoalAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Charcoal #121212.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#230300 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.

Chalk on #230300#230300Set in Chalk on #230300, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 99 · 17.5:1 WCAG AAA
#230300 on Chalk#230300Set in #230300 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 98 · 17.5:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #230300#230300Set in Aqua on #230300, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 15.4:1 WCAG AAA
#230300 on Aqua#230300Set in #230300 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 15.4:1 WCAG AAA
#230300 on Feather#230300Set in #230300 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 13.4:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #230300#230300Set in Feather on #230300, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 13.4:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Chalk on #230300

#230300
Red-blind (protanopia)
#230300
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#230300
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#230300
No color (achromatopsia)