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 ReadsHazard 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.
Chalk on HazardHazardSet in Chalk on Hazard, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.6:1Charcoal on HazardHazardSet in Charcoal on Hazard, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 49 · 6.4:1Hazard on ChalkHazardSet in Hazard on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.6:1Hazard on CharcoalHazardSet in Hazard on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 47 · 6.4:1Maroon on HazardHazardDisplay sizesLc 42 · 4.7:1Hazard on MaroonHazardDisplay sizesLc 42 · 4.7:1
For every eye: Chalk on Hazard
HazardRed-blind (protanopia)HazardGreen-blind (deuteranopia)HazardBlue-blind (tritanopia)HazardNo color (achromatopsia)