chromary

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

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
accentGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ CementAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cement #929292.chromary

Named neighbors

offlineSteelCH 0621
CementCH 0566

Named opposites

RosewaterCH 0146
MelonCH 0181

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#6F999F 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.

Club Soda on #6F999F#6F999FSet in Club Soda on #6F999F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Electric Lemon on #6F999F#6F999FSet in Electric Lemon on #6F999F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#6F999F on Club Soda#6F999FSet in #6F999F on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#6F999F on Electric Lemon#6F999FSet in #6F999F on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #6F999F#6F999FSet in Charcoal on #6F999F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
#6F999F on Charcoal#6F999F
Display sizesLc 42 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #6F999F

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Red-blind (protanopia)
#6F999F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#6F999F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#6F999F
No color (achromatopsia)