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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportSeafoamCH 0057 · #78FFB2
accent≈ Cyan Blue#32C1F7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ MochaAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mocha #967969.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#B27575 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 #B27575#B27575Set in Milk on #B27575, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #B27575#B27575Set in Electric Lemon on #B27575, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#B27575 on Milk#B27575Set in #B27575 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#B27575 on Electric Lemon#B27575Set in #B27575 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Neon Aqua on #B27575#B27575
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #B27575#B27575
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Milk on #B27575The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #B27575 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)