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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PeonyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Peony #D480A6.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#AE739B 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 #AE739B#AE739BSet in Milk on #AE739B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#AE739B on Milk#AE739BSet in #AE739B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #AE739B#AE739B
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
Cherry Blossom on #AE739B#AE739B
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
#AE739B on Charcoal#AE739B
Display sizesLc 36 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#AE739B on Cherry Blossom#AE739B
Display sizesLc 34 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AE739B

#AE739B
Red-blind (protanopia)
#AE739B
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#AE739B
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#AE739B
No color (achromatopsia)