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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF
accentVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ PetrolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Petrol #005F6B.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#2B685C 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 #2B685C#2B685CSet in Paper on #2B685C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#2B685C on Paper#2B685CSet in #2B685C on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Sunshine on #2B685C#2B685CSet in Sunshine on #2B685C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
#2B685C on Sunshine#2B685CSet in #2B685C on Sunshine, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Dust on #2B685C#2B685CSet in Dust on #2B685C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
#2B685C on Dust#2B685CSet in #2B685C on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #2B685C

#2B685C
Red-blind (protanopia)
#2B685C
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#2B685C
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#2B685C
No color (achromatopsia)