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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#978095 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 #978095#978095Set in Milk on #978095, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.2:1
#978095 on Milk#978095Set in #978095 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.2:1
Ink on #978095#978095
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.5:1
#978095 on Ink#978095
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.5:1
Rose Quartz on #978095#978095
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.3:1
Graphite on #978095#978095
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.9:1

For every eye: Milk on #978095

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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)