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#518E6E 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 #518E6E#518E6ESet in Paper on #518E6E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 61 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA largeAcid on #518E6E#518E6ESet in Acid on #518E6E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#518E6E on Paper#518E6ESet in #518E6E on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA largeAqua on #518E6E#518E6ESet in Aqua on #518E6E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large#518E6E on Acid#518E6ESet in #518E6E on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#518E6E on Aqua#518E6ESet in #518E6E on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
For every eye: Paper on #518E6E
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