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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ PoolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pool #71AAAE.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#5E9CA2 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.

Club Soda on #5E9CA2#5E9CA2Set in Club Soda on #5E9CA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1
Electric Lemon on #5E9CA2#5E9CA2Set in Electric Lemon on #5E9CA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1
#5E9CA2 on Club Soda#5E9CA2Set in #5E9CA2 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1
#5E9CA2 on Electric Lemon#5E9CA2Set in #5E9CA2 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1
Charcoal on #5E9CA2#5E9CA2Set in Charcoal on #5E9CA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 6.0:1
#5E9CA2 on Charcoal#5E9CA2
Display sizesLc 43 · 6.0:1

For every eye: Club Soda on #5E9CA2

#5E9CA2
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5E9CA2
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5E9CA2
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5E9CA2
No color (achromatopsia)