See how colors relate before you commit them to a page.

Click the wheel to set a base hue. Choose a harmony and watch the related colors lock into place.

Harmony

Two hues opposite each other for the strongest contrast.

How the wheel works

Primary hues sit 120° apart. Mix two primaries and you get a secondary. Mix a primary with a secondary and you get a tertiary. The wheel is a map of those distances, not a decoration.

Complementary colors are 180° apart. They make each other louder. Analogous colors sit next to each other and behave like a family. Triadic schemes are three equal steps — useful when a scene needs energy without a single screaming accent.

In comics, pick a harmony first, then decide which member of that family is allowed to be loud. A complementary pair with both sides at full saturation will fight the line art.

Contrast check

  • #c22c33white 5.7 · ink 2.7
  • #2cc2bbwhite 2.2 · ink 7.1
Extract a palette from a photo

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