chromary

≈ SilverText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentNeon CoralCH 0185 · #F77045
supportQuiet LuxuryCH 0594 · #B8A48B
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SilverAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Silver #A5AFBA.chromary

Named neighbors

SilverCH 0578
PebbleCH 0567

Named opposites

Quiet LuxuryCH 0594
MelonCH 0181

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#8EB5C4 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 #8EB5C4#8EB5C4Set in Charcoal on #8EB5C4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#8EB5C4 on Charcoal#8EB5C4Set in #8EB5C4 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on #8EB5C4#8EB5C4Set in Graphite on #8EB5C4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#8EB5C4 on Graphite#8EB5C4Set in #8EB5C4 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#8EB5C4 on Gunmetal#8EB5C4Set in #8EB5C4 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #8EB5C4#8EB5C4Set in Gunmetal on #8EB5C4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #8EB5C4

#8EB5C4
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8EB5C4
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8EB5C4
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8EB5C4
No color (achromatopsia)