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#492D51 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.
Pink Mist on #492D51#492D51Set in Pink Mist on #492D51, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 87 · 9.8:1 WCAG AAA#492D51 on Pink Mist#492D51Set in #492D51 on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 84 · 9.8:1 WCAG AAAFeather on #492D51#492D51Set in Feather on #492D51, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 75 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAAGlow Stick on #492D51#492D51Set in Glow Stick on #492D51, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 74 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA#492D51 on Feather#492D51Set in #492D51 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 73 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA#492D51 on Glow Stick#492D51Set in #492D51 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 73 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
For every eye: Pink Mist on #492D51
#492D51Red-blind (protanopia)#492D51Green-blind (deuteranopia)#492D51Blue-blind (tritanopia)#492D51No color (achromatopsia)