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#555B1F 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.
Paper on #555B1F#555B1FSet in Paper on #555B1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 80 · 6.4:1#555B1F on Paper#555B1FSet in #555B1F on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 76 · 6.4:1Neon Aqua on #555B1F#555B1FSet in Neon Aqua on #555B1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 62 · 4.8:1#555B1F on Neon Aqua#555B1FSet in #555B1F on Neon Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 60 · 4.8:1Putty on #555B1F#555B1FSet in Putty on #555B1F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.6:1#555B1F on Putty#555B1FSet in #555B1F on Putty, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.6:1
For every eye: Paper on #555B1F
#555B1FRed-blind (protanopia)#555B1FGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#555B1FBlue-blind (tritanopia)#555B1FNo color (achromatopsia)