chromary

≈ Gunmetal

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
supportForestCH 0061 · #0B3D20
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ GunmetalAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Gunmetal #333C45.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#3E2E52 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.

Acid on #3E2E52#3E2E52Set in Acid on #3E2E52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
Pink Mist on #3E2E52#3E2E52Set in Pink Mist on #3E2E52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
#3E2E52 on Acid#3E2E52Set in #3E2E52 on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
#3E2E52 on Pink Mist#3E2E52Set in #3E2E52 on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 10.2:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #3E2E52#3E2E52Set in Feather on #3E2E52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#3E2E52 on Feather#3E2E52Set in #3E2E52 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Acid on #3E2E52

#3E2E52
Red-blind (protanopia)
#3E2E52
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#3E2E52
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#3E2E52
No color (achromatopsia)