chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

support≈ Cyan Blue#32C0F9
accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
neutralNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ PebbleAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pebble #ABABAB.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#A2ACA0 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.

Panel on #A2ACA0#A2ACA0Set in Panel on #A2ACA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
#A2ACA0 on Panel#A2ACA0Set in #A2ACA0 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
Army on #A2ACA0#A2ACA0Set in Army on #A2ACA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.7:1 WCAG AA
#A2ACA0 on Army#A2ACA0Set in #A2ACA0 on Army, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.7:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #A2ACA0#A2ACA0Set in Iron on #A2ACA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA
#A2ACA0 on Iron#A2ACA0Set in #A2ACA0 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Panel on #A2ACA0The 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 Panel still stands clearly off #A2ACA0 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#A2ACA0
Red-blind (protanopia)
#A2ACA0
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#A2ACA0
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#A2ACA0
No color (achromatopsia)