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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

support≈ Pink Shock#E52EF5
accentSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ MinkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mink #5C5449.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#405F56 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Paper on #405F56#405F56Set in Paper on #405F56, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 6.2:1
#405F56 on Paper#405F56Set in #405F56 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 6.2:1
Tide on #405F56#405F56Set in Tide on #405F56, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.5:1
Yolk on #405F56#405F56Set in Yolk on #405F56, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.4:1
#405F56 on Tide#405F56Set in #405F56 on Tide, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.5:1
#405F56 on Yolk#405F56Set in #405F56 on Yolk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Paper on #405F56

#405F56
Red-blind (protanopia)
#405F56
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#405F56
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#405F56
No color (achromatopsia)