chromary

≈ SilverText: 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≈ Pebble#88BAC1
neutral≈ Y2K Chrome#8AB8C8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperVaporCH 0373 · #DDF0ED
claim its number≈ SilverAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Silver #A5AFBA.chromary

Named neighbors

SilverCH 0578
Lagoon MistCH 0118

Named opposites

LilacCH 0088
Dusty RoseCH 0145

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#88BBB8 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 #88BBB8#88BBB8Set in Charcoal on #88BBB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#88BBB8 on Charcoal#88BBB8Set in #88BBB8 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Gunmetal on #88BBB8#88BBB8Set in Gunmetal on #88BBB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#88BBB8 on Gunmetal#88BBB8Set in #88BBB8 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#88BBB8 on Slate Teal#88BBB8Set in #88BBB8 on Slate Teal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Slate Teal on #88BBB8#88BBB8Set in Slate Teal on #88BBB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #88BBB8

#88BBB8
Red-blind (protanopia)
#88BBB8
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#88BBB8
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#88BBB8
No color (achromatopsia)