chromary

Garnet

CH · claim this color

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.

supportDeep CeriseCH 0526 · #341624
neutralBeetCH 0525 · #32162B
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2

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 ReadsGarnet 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 GarnetGarnetSet in Milk on Garnet, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 97 · 14.6:1 WCAG AAA
Garnet on MilkGarnetSet in Garnet on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 95 · 14.6:1 WCAG AAA
Rave on GarnetGarnetSet in Rave on Garnet, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 12.3:1 WCAG AAA
Garnet on RaveGarnetSet in Garnet on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 12.3:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on GarnetGarnetSet in Feather on Garnet, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA
Garnet on FeatherGarnetSet in Garnet on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on GarnetThe 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 Garnet in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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