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#273A1F 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 #273A1F#273A1FSet in Paper on #273A1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 91 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAA#273A1F on Paper#273A1FSet in #273A1F on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 89 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAACucumber on #273A1F#273A1FSet in Cucumber on #273A1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 70 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA#273A1F on Cucumber#273A1FSet in #273A1F on Cucumber, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 69 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAASky on #273A1F#273A1FSet in Sky on #273A1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA#273A1F on Sky#273A1FSet in #273A1F on Sky, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
For every eye: Paper on #273A1F
#273A1FRed-blind (protanopia)#273A1FGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#273A1FBlue-blind (tritanopia)#273A1FNo color (achromatopsia)