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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF
accentSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.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#4E9A87 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Paper on #4E9A87#4E9A87Set in Paper on #4E9A87, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 2.9:1
#4E9A87 on Paper#4E9A87Set in #4E9A87 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1
Charcoal on #4E9A87#4E9A87
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.6:1
#4E9A87 on Charcoal#4E9A87
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.6:1
Surf Foam on #4E9A87#4E9A87
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.1:1
Forest on #4E9A87#4E9A87
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.7:1

For every eye: Paper on #4E9A87

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Red-blind (protanopia)
#4E9A87
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#4E9A87
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#4E9A87
No color (achromatopsia)