chromary

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

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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.

accentSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
support≈ Faded Rose#C4746F
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
Cyan PopCH 0366

Named opposites

Faded RoseCH 0108
StrawberryCH 0148

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#259FAA 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.

Club Soda on #259FAA#259FAASet in Club Soda on #259FAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Electric Lemon on #259FAA#259FAASet in Electric Lemon on #259FAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#259FAA on Club Soda#259FAASet in #259FAA on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#259FAA on Electric Lemon#259FAASet in #259FAA on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #259FAA#259FAA
Display sizesLc 44 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#259FAA on Charcoal#259FAA
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #259FAA

#259FAA
Red-blind (protanopia)
#259FAA
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#259FAA
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#259FAA
No color (achromatopsia)