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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportBright AzureCH 0432 · #1B63F1
accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ OliveAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Olive #556B2F.chromary

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.

How It Reads#5A5C07 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.

Paper on #5A5C07#5A5C07Set in Paper on #5A5C07, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
#5A5C07 on Paper#5A5C07Set in #5A5C07 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
Neon Aqua on #5A5C07#5A5C07Set in Neon Aqua on #5A5C07, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA
#5A5C07 on Neon Aqua#5A5C07Set in #5A5C07 on Neon Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA
Putty on #5A5C07#5A5C07Set in Putty on #5A5C07, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
#5A5C07 on Putty#5A5C07Set in #5A5C07 on Putty, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #5A5C07The 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 Paper still stands clearly off #5A5C07 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)