chromary

≈ Dusty Teal

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportNorth SeaCH 0661 · #3F8996
neutral≈ Bay Leaf#5B91A2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperVaporCH 0373 · #DDF0ED
claim its number≈ Dusty TealAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dusty Teal #6394A0.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#599490 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.

Vapor on #599490#599490Set in Vapor on #599490, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#599490 on Vapor#599490Set in #599490 on Vapor, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Butter on #599490#599490Set in Butter on #599490, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#599490 on Butter#599490
Display sizesLc 44 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #599490#599490
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#599490 on Charcoal#599490
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Vapor on #599490The 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 Vapor still stands clearly off #599490 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)