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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
accent≈ Sky#36D1FA
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ MaroonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Maroon #650021.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#5B1C2A 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.

Milk on #5B1C2A#5B1C2ASet in Milk on #5B1C2A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 11.4:1
#5B1C2A on Milk#5B1C2ASet in #5B1C2A on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.4:1
Aqua on #5B1C2A#5B1C2ASet in Aqua on #5B1C2A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 10.2:1
#5B1C2A on Aqua#5B1C2ASet in #5B1C2A on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 84 · 10.2:1
Feather on #5B1C2A#5B1C2ASet in Feather on #5B1C2A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 8.9:1
#5B1C2A on Feather#5B1C2ASet in #5B1C2A on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 75 · 8.9:1

For every eye: Milk on #5B1C2A

#5B1C2A
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5B1C2A
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5B1C2A
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5B1C2A
No color (achromatopsia)