chromary

≈ LagoonText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportLagoon MistCH 0118 · #82CBB2
neutralAqua IceCH 0375 · #CBF5F1
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.chromary

Named neighbors

LagoonCH 0065
Cyan PopCH 0366

Named opposites

StrawberryCH 0148
Faded RoseCH 0108

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.

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How It Reads#38A1A3 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 #38A1A3#38A1A3Set in Milk on #38A1A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Lemon on #38A1A3#38A1A3Set in Lemon on #38A1A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#38A1A3 on Milk#38A1A3Set in #38A1A3 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#38A1A3 on Lemon#38A1A3Set in #38A1A3 on Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #38A1A3#38A1A3Set in Charcoal on #38A1A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
#38A1A3 on Charcoal#38A1A3
Display sizesLc 43 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Milk on #38A1A3

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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)