chromary

≈ Espresso

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Iron#482A34
neutral≈ Graphite#452A3A
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.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#492A2D 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 #492A2D#492A2DSet in Milk on #492A2D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA
#492A2D on Milk#492A2DSet in #492A2D on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #492A2D#492A2DSet in Aqua on #492A2D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 10.1:1 WCAG AAA
#492A2D on Aqua#492A2DSet in #492A2D on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 84 · 10.1:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #492A2D#492A2DSet in Feather on #492A2D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#492A2D on Feather#492A2DSet in #492A2D on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #492A2DThe 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 #492A2D in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#492A2D
Red-blind (protanopia)
#492A2D
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#492A2D
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#492A2D
No color (achromatopsia)