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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1
accentHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ MatchaAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Matcha #74A12E.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#5B9B54 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 #5B9B54#5B9B54Set in Paper on #5B9B54, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#5B9B54 on Paper#5B9B54Set in #5B9B54 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Panel on #5B9B54#5B9B54
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#5B9B54 on Panel#5B9B54
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Pale Sage on #5B9B54#5B9B54
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Forest on #5B9B54#5B9B54
Display sizesLc 34 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #5B9B54

#5B9B54
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5B9B54
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5B9B54
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5B9B54
No color (achromatopsia)