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#55C0BC 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.
Charcoal on #55C0BC#55C0BCSet in Charcoal on #55C0BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 61 · 8.6:1#55C0BC on Charcoal#55C0BCSet in #55C0BC on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1#55C0BC on Forest#55C0BCSet in #55C0BC on Forest, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1Forest on #55C0BC#55C0BCSet in Forest on #55C0BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1#55C0BC on Slate Teal#55C0BCSet in #55C0BC on Slate Teal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1Slate Teal on #55C0BC#55C0BCSet in Slate Teal on #55C0BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1
For every eye: Charcoal on #55C0BC
#55C0BCRed-blind (protanopia)#55C0BCGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#55C0BCBlue-blind (tritanopia)#55C0BCNo color (achromatopsia)