chromary

≈ Charcoal

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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
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#270500 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Chalk on #270500#270500Set in Chalk on #270500, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 100 · 17.2:1
#270500 on Chalk#270500Set in #270500 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 98 · 17.2:1
Aqua on #270500#270500Set in Aqua on #270500, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 15.1:1
#270500 on Aqua#270500Set in #270500 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 15.1:1
#270500 on Feather#270500Set in #270500 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 82 · 13.2:1
Feather on #270500#270500Set in Feather on #270500, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 82 · 13.2:1

For every eye: Chalk on #270500

#270500
Red-blind (protanopia)
#270500
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#270500
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#270500
No color (achromatopsia)