chromary

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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
accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ PoolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pool #71AAAE.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#78BAC0 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.

Charcoal on #78BAC0#78BAC0Set in Charcoal on #78BAC0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.5:1
#78BAC0 on Charcoal#78BAC0Set in #78BAC0 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.5:1
Deep Sea on #78BAC0#78BAC0Set in Deep Sea on #78BAC0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.6:1
#78BAC0 on Deep Sea#78BAC0Set in #78BAC0 on Deep Sea, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.6:1
Iron on #78BAC0#78BAC0Set in Iron on #78BAC0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1
#78BAC0 on Iron#78BAC0Set in #78BAC0 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #78BAC0

#78BAC0
Red-blind (protanopia)
#78BAC0
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#78BAC0
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#78BAC0
No color (achromatopsia)