chromary

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

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3D23F0
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F52A7C
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCD43B

Tertiary

TertiaryLagoonCH 0065 · #58988F
TertiaryLagoon MistCH 0118 · #97C8C0
TertiaryDeep LagoonCH 0353 · #004D44
TertiaryMarineCH 0347 · #00312A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #031311
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #343D3B
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #798381
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D5
NeutralFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F3
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chromaryclaim its numberPetrol≈Named after Petrol #005F6B, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0064Petrol
CH 0060Pine

Official opposites

CH 0095Umber
CH 0135Burgundy

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

AaFrost Green on PetrolLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.8 : 1
AaPetrol on Frost GreenLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.8 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on PetrolLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1
AaPetrol on CharcoalLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1

Harmonies

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