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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
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#90898F 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.

Milk on #90898F#90898FSet in Milk on #90898F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#90898F on Milk#90898FSet in #90898F on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #90898F#90898F
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#90898F on Charcoal#90898F
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Dusty Lilac on #90898F#90898F
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Iron on #90898F#90898F
Display sizesLc 33 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #90898FThe 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 Milk still stands clearly off #90898F in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#90898F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#90898F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#90898F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#90898F
No color (achromatopsia)