chromary

Mariner≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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

Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportCornflowerCH 0393 · #4E7D87
neutralMist BlueCH 0397 · #88A8AF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #021216
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E3F6FA
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberMariner≈Named after Mariner #12505F, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0389Mariner
CH 0354Atlantic

Official opposites

CH 0171Paprika
CH 0136Sangria

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on MarinerLc 85 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.7 : 1
AaMariner on Club SodaLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on MarinerLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1
AaMariner on CharcoalLc 13 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1

Harmonies

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