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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
accentCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.chromary

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.

How It Reads#898B92 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.

Milk on #898B92#898B92Set in Milk on #898B92, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.0:1
#898B92 on Milk#898B92Set in #898B92 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.0:1
Lavender on #898B92#898B92Set in Lavender on #898B92, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.8:1
#898B92 on Lavender#898B92Set in #898B92 on Lavender, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.8:1
Charcoal on #898B92#898B92
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.5:1
#898B92 on Charcoal#898B92
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.5:1

For every eye: Milk on #898B92

#898B92
Red-blind (protanopia)
#898B92
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#898B92
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#898B92
No color (achromatopsia)