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≈ Damson#4E2037
neutral≈ Eggplant#492141
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#511F2C 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 #511F2C#511F2CSet in Milk on #511F2C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
#511F2C on Milk#511F2CSet in #511F2C on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #511F2C#511F2CSet in Aqua on #511F2C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
#511F2C on Aqua#511F2CSet in #511F2C on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 84 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
Pink Lemonade on #511F2C#511F2CSet in Pink Lemonade on #511F2C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#511F2C on Pink Lemonade#511F2CSet in #511F2C on Pink Lemonade, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #511F2C

#511F2C
Red-blind (protanopia)
#511F2C
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#511F2C
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#511F2C
No color (achromatopsia)