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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
accentCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ IronAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Iron #383838.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#36383F 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.

Milk on #36383F#36383FSet in Milk on #36383F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 10.4:1 WCAG AAA
Citron on #36383F#36383FSet in Citron on #36383F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
#36383F on Milk#36383FSet in #36383F on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 10.4:1 WCAG AAA
#36383F on Citron#36383FSet in #36383F on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #36383F#36383FSet in Feather on #36383F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#36383F on Feather#36383FSet in #36383F on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #36383FThe 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 Milk still stands clearly off #36383F in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#36383F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#36383F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#36383F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#36383F
No color (achromatopsia)