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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportDopamineCH 0593 · #FF3EA5
accentNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.chromary

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.

How It Reads#2A9CA0 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 #2A9CA0#2A9CA0Set in Club Soda on #2A9CA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Electric Lemon on #2A9CA0#2A9CA0Set in Electric Lemon on #2A9CA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#2A9CA0 on Club Soda#2A9CA0Set in #2A9CA0 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#2A9CA0 on Electric Lemon#2A9CA0Set in #2A9CA0 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #2A9CA0#2A9CA0
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#2A9CA0 on Charcoal#2A9CA0
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #2A9CA0

#2A9CA0
Red-blind (protanopia)
#2A9CA0
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#2A9CA0
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#2A9CA0
No color (achromatopsia)