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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportPink ShockCH 0120 · #ED0DD9
accent≈ Signal#F85022
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperFrost GreenCH 0338 · #DFF0EA
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#638F89 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.

Frost Green on #638F89#638F89Set in Frost Green on #638F89, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.1:1
#638F89 on Frost Green#638F89Set in #638F89 on Frost Green, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.1:1
Sun on #638F89#638F89
Display sizesLc 44 · 2.5:1
#638F89 on Sun#638F89
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.5:1
Charcoal on #638F89#638F89
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.2:1
Tide on #638F89#638F89
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.3:1

For every eye: Frost Green on #638F89

#638F89
Red-blind (protanopia)
#638F89
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#638F89
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#638F89
No color (achromatopsia)