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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
accentPink ShockCH 0120 · #ED0DD9
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ OliveAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Olive #556B2F.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#4F662B 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 #4F662B#4F662BSet in Paper on #4F662B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#4F662B on Paper#4F662BSet in #4F662B on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Butter on #4F662B#4F662BSet in Butter on #4F662B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA
Rave on #4F662B#4F662BSet in Rave on #4F662B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
#4F662B on Butter#4F662BSet in #4F662B on Butter, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA
#4F662B on Rave#4F662BSet in #4F662B on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #4F662BThe 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 #4F662B 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)