chromary

≈ Cyan PopText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
neutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Cyan PopAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cyan Pop #32B2BB.chromary

Named neighbors

Cyan PopCH 0366
Electric AquaCH 0365

Named opposites

WatermelonCH 0147
StrawberryCH 0148

Color Values

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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.

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How It Reads#59BEBF 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.

Charcoal on #59BEBF#59BEBFSet in Charcoal on #59BEBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#59BEBF on Charcoal#59BEBFSet in #59BEBF on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#59BEBF on Gunmetal#59BEBFSet in #59BEBF on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #59BEBF#59BEBFSet in Gunmetal on #59BEBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#59BEBF on Spruce Blue#59BEBFSet in #59BEBF on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Spruce Blue on #59BEBF#59BEBFSet in Spruce Blue on #59BEBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #59BEBF

#59BEBF
Red-blind (protanopia)
#59BEBF
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#59BEBF
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#59BEBF
No color (achromatopsia)