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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
accentHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ OliveAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Olive #556B2F.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#356945 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.

Citron on #356945#356945Set in Citron on #356945, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Paper on #356945#356945Set in Paper on #356945, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#356945 on Citron#356945Set in #356945 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#356945 on Paper#356945Set in #356945 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Aqua on #356945#356945Set in Aqua on #356945, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#356945 on Aqua#356945Set in #356945 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Citron on #356945The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Citron still stands clearly off #356945 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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