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≈ TealAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Teal #008C8C.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#3C9681 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 #3C9681#3C9681Set in Paper on #3C9681, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#3C9681 on Paper#3C9681Set in #3C9681 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #3C9681#3C9681
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
Robin on #3C9681#3C9681
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
#3C9681 on Charcoal#3C9681
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#3C9681 on Robin#3C9681
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Paper on #3C9681

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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)