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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
accent≈ Sky#33C5F7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ MerlotAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Merlot #361716.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#461E21 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.

Milk on #461E21#461E21Set in Milk on #461E21, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 95 · 12.7:1 WCAG AAA
#461E21 on Milk#461E21Set in #461E21 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 12.7:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #461E21#461E21Set in Aqua on #461E21, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#461E21 on Aqua#461E21Set in #461E21 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
Guava on #461E21#461E21Set in Guava on #461E21, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA
#461E21 on Guava#461E21Set in #461E21 on Guava, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #461E21The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #461E21 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#461E21
Red-blind (protanopia)
#461E21
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#461E21
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#461E21
No color (achromatopsia)