chromary

≈ Espresso

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
supportForestCH 0061 · #0B3D20
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#51202A 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.

Milk on #51202A#51202ASet in Milk on #51202A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 11.8:1
#51202A on Milk#51202ASet in #51202A on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 11.8:1
Aqua on #51202A#51202ASet in Aqua on #51202A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 10.5:1
#51202A on Aqua#51202ASet in #51202A on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 10.5:1
Pink Lemonade on #51202A#51202ASet in Pink Lemonade on #51202A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1
#51202A on Pink Lemonade#51202ASet in #51202A on Pink Lemonade, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1

For every eye: Milk on #51202A

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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)