chromary

≈ PoolText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the warm side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Warmer · One step toward the sun, then two.

support≈ Apple Mint#6DBDB0
neutralLagoon MistCH 0118 · #82CBB2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PoolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pool #71AAAE.chromary

Named neighbors

PoolCH 0364
AquamarineCH 0363

Named opposites

StrawberryCH 0148
WatermelonCH 0147

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.

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How It Reads#68BCBE 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.

Charcoal on #68BCBE#68BCBESet in Charcoal on #68BCBE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#68BCBE on Charcoal#68BCBESet in #68BCBE on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#68BCBE on Gunmetal#68BCBESet in #68BCBE on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #68BCBE#68BCBESet in Gunmetal on #68BCBE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#68BCBE on Spruce Blue#68BCBESet in #68BCBE on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Spruce Blue on #68BCBE#68BCBESet in Spruce Blue on #68BCBE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #68BCBE

#68BCBE
Red-blind (protanopia)
#68BCBE
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#68BCBE
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#68BCBE
No color (achromatopsia)