chromary

≈ Artichoke

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accent≈ Pink Shock#E232F7
supportSmoky PlumCH 0500 · #826786
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ ArtichokeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Artichoke #647862.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#6A8868 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 #6A8868#6A8868Set in Paper on #6A8868, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #6A8868#6A8868Set in Electric Lemon on #6A8868, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#6A8868 on Paper#6A8868Set in #6A8868 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#6A8868 on Electric Lemon#6A8868Set in #6A8868 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #6A8868#6A8868Set in Aurora on #6A8868, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#6A8868 on Aurora#6A8868
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Paper on #6A8868

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