chromary

≈ Crimson

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ CrimsonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Crimson #821439.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#8B3A55 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.

Pink Milk on #8B3A55#8B3A55Set in Pink Milk on #8B3A55, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
Aqua on #8B3A55#8B3A55Set in Aqua on #8B3A55, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#8B3A55 on Pink Milk#8B3A55Set in #8B3A55 on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#8B3A55 on Aqua#8B3A55Set in #8B3A55 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Candy on #8B3A55#8B3A55Set in Candy on #8B3A55, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
#8B3A55 on Candy#8B3A55Set in #8B3A55 on Candy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Pink Milk on #8B3A55The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Pink Milk still stands clearly off #8B3A55 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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