chromary

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

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

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Light Sky#6CBBCB
neutral≈ Periwinkle Blue#73B8D5
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#6ABDBF 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 #6ABDBF#6ABDBFSet in Charcoal on #6ABDBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#6ABDBF on Charcoal#6ABDBFSet in #6ABDBF on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#6ABDBF on Gunmetal#6ABDBFSet in #6ABDBF on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #6ABDBF#6ABDBFSet in Gunmetal on #6ABDBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#6ABDBF on Spruce Blue#6ABDBFSet in #6ABDBF on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Spruce Blue on #6ABDBF#6ABDBFSet in Spruce Blue on #6ABDBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #6ABDBF

#6ABDBF
Red-blind (protanopia)
#6ABDBF
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#6ABDBF
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#6ABDBF
No color (achromatopsia)