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 ReadsSilver 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.
Ink on SilverSilverSet in Ink on Silver, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 60 · 8.8:1Silver on InkSilverSet in Silver on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.8:1Graphite on SilverSilverSet in Graphite on Silver, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 55 · 6.3:1Silver on GraphiteSilverSet in Silver on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.3:1Silver on GunmetalSilverSet in Silver on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.0:1Gunmetal on SilverSilverSet in Gunmetal on Silver, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.0:1
For every eye: Ink on Silver
SilverRed-blind (protanopia)SilverGreen-blind (deuteranopia)SilverBlue-blind (tritanopia)SilverNo color (achromatopsia)