chromary

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

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF
accentSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.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#42A18D 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 #42A18D#42A18DSet in Paper on #42A18D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.8:1
#42A18D on Paper#42A18DSet in #42A18D on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.8:1
Charcoal on #42A18D#42A18DSet in Charcoal on #42A18D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 6.0:1
#42A18D on Charcoal#42A18D
Display sizesLc 43 · 6.0:1
Forest on #42A18D#42A18D
Display sizesLc 38 · 3.9:1
#42A18D on Forest#42A18D
Display sizesLc 37 · 3.9:1

For every eye: Paper on #42A18D

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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)