chromary

≈ LagoonText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportSkyCH 0076 · #87CEEB
neutralAqua FrostCH 0378 · #BAF8FD
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.chromary

Named neighbors

LagoonCH 0065
Electric SkyCH 0401

Named opposites

StrawberryCH 0148
GrapefruitCH 0183

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.

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How It Reads#23A0B3 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.

Citron on #23A0B3#23A0B3Set in Citron on #23A0B3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Club Soda on #23A0B3#23A0B3Set in Club Soda on #23A0B3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#23A0B3 on Citron#23A0B3Set in #23A0B3 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#23A0B3 on Club Soda#23A0B3Set in #23A0B3 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #23A0B3#23A0B3Set in Charcoal on #23A0B3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
#23A0B3 on Charcoal#23A0B3
Display sizesLc 43 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Citron on #23A0B3

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#23A0B3
No color (achromatopsia)