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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SkyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sky #87CEEB.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#88C5CC 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 #88C5CC#88C5CCSet in Charcoal on #88C5CC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 9.7:1
#88C5CC on Charcoal#88C5CCSet in #88C5CC on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.7:1
#88C5CC on Gunmetal#88C5CCSet in #88C5CC on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.1:1
Gunmetal on #88C5CC#88C5CCSet in Gunmetal on #88C5CC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.1:1
#88C5CC on Spruce Blue#88C5CCSet in #88C5CC on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 4.8:1
Spruce Blue on #88C5CC#88C5CCSet in Spruce Blue on #88C5CC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 4.8:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #88C5CC

#88C5CC
Red-blind (protanopia)
#88C5CC
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#88C5CC
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#88C5CC
No color (achromatopsia)