chromary

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

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportBright AzureCH 0432 · #1B63F1
accent≈ Violet Shock#DE2DF5
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ MatchaAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Matcha #74A12E.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#91972F 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.

Paper on #91972F#91972FSet in Paper on #91972F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#91972F on Paper#91972FSet in #91972F on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Panel on #91972F#91972F
Display sizesLc 44 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#91972F on Panel#91972F
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #91972F#91972F
Display sizesLc 36 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
Neon Aqua on #91972F#91972F
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.0:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Paper on #91972F

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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)