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#508D6C 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 #508D6C#508D6CSet in Paper on #508D6C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA largeAcid on #508D6C#508D6CSet in Acid on #508D6C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#508D6C on Paper#508D6CSet in #508D6C on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA largeAqua on #508D6C#508D6CSet in Aqua on #508D6C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large#508D6C on Acid#508D6CSet in #508D6C on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#508D6C on Aqua#508D6CSet in #508D6C on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
For every eye: Paper on #508D6C
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