chromary
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.

accentRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
support≈ Mushroom#688F7A
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
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#9B788E 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 #9B788E#9B788ESet in Milk on #9B788E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Acid on #9B788E#9B788ESet in Acid on #9B788E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#9B788E on Milk#9B788ESet in #9B788E on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Aqua on #9B788E#9B788ESet in Aqua on #9B788E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#9B788E on Acid#9B788ESet in #9B788E on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#9B788E on Aqua#9B788ESet in #9B788E on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #9B788E

#9B788E
Red-blind (protanopia)
#9B788E
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#9B788E
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#9B788E
No color (achromatopsia)