chromary

≈ Gunmetal Blue

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

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the warm side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Warmer · One step toward the sun, then two.

supportStormCH 0421 · #3E4954
neutralDeep HeatherCH 0458 · #484360
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Gunmetal BlueAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Gunmetal Blue #3C485E.chromary

Named neighbors

Gunmetal BlueCH 0422
StormCH 0421

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.

ComplementarySplit complementaryTriadTetradAnalogousTintsShadesWarmerCoolerMuted companion

How It Reads#3E4E5F 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.

Club Soda on #3E4E5F#3E4E5FSet in Club Soda on #3E4E5F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 7.3:1 WCAG AAA
#3E4E5F on Club Soda#3E4E5FSet in #3E4E5F on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 7.3:1 WCAG AAA
Butter on #3E4E5F#3E4E5FSet in Butter on #3E4E5F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#3E4E5F on Butter#3E4E5FSet in #3E4E5F on Butter, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
Feather on #3E4E5F#3E4E5FSet in Feather on #3E4E5F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 68 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#3E4E5F on Feather#3E4E5FSet in #3E4E5F on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #3E4E5F

#3E4E5F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#3E4E5F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#3E4E5F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#3E4E5F
No color (achromatopsia)