chromary

≈ Vermilion

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

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportFaded RoseCH 0108 · #CF6275
neutral≈ Neon Rose#DD5E89
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ VermilionAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Vermilion #E34234.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#E2624D 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 #E2624D#E2624DSet in Milk on #E2624D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#E2624D on Milk#E2624DSet in #E2624D on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #E2624D#E2624DSet in Rave on #E2624D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#E2624D on Rave#E2624D
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #E2624D#E2624D
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#E2624D on Charcoal#E2624D
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Milk on #E2624DThe 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 #E2624D 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)