chromary

≈ WorkwearText: 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 · Either side of the opposite.

supportTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
accentElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ WorkwearAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Workwear #3B5B92.chromary

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on ≈ WorkwearLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1 · AA
Aa≈ Workwear on Club SodaLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1 · AA

Avoid

AaInk on ≈ WorkwearLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Workwear on InkLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1 · fails

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.