chromary
Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma, then half again.

supportFogCH 0010 · #C9CCD6
neutralPetalCH 0152 · #D9C9C8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ BalletAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ballet #D9C9CB.chromary

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on ≈ BalletLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.4 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Ballet on CharcoalLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.4 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaMilk on ≈ BalletLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Ballet on MilkLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails

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.