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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ BerryAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Berry #653358.chromary

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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#552A45 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 #552A45#552A45Set in Milk on #552A45, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 10.4:1 WCAG AAA
#552A45 on Milk#552A45Set in #552A45 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 10.4:1 WCAG AAA
Mint Flash on #552A45#552A45Set in Mint Flash on #552A45, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
#552A45 on Mint Flash#552A45Set in #552A45 on Mint Flash, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
Sakura on #552A45#552A45Set in Sakura on #552A45, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
#552A45 on Sakura#552A45Set in #552A45 on Sakura, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #552A45The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #552A45 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#552A45
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#552A45
No color (achromatopsia)