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

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Secondary

SecondaryBright AzureCH 0432 · #1B63F1
SecondaryDopamineCH 0593 · #FF3EA5
SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A

Tertiary

TertiaryLagoon MistCH 0118 · #82CBB2
TertiarySpearmintCH 0334 · #95E0C8
TertiaryPineCH 0060 · #01796F
TertiaryForestCH 0061 · #0B3D20

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.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#45A085 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.

Paper on #45A085#45A085Set in Paper on #45A085, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#45A085 on Paper#45A085Set in #45A085 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #45A085#45A085
Display sizesLc 44 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#45A085 on Charcoal#45A085
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Forest on #45A085#45A085
Display sizesLc 37 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
#45A085 on Forest#45A085
Display sizesLc 36 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #45A085The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Paper still stands clearly off #45A085 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)