chromary

Charcoal≈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.

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Secondary

SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F62A77
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #190A0E

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #273936
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #536361
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #82918F
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #B5C2C0

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #202F2D
NeutralSlate TealCH 0349 · #414A49
NeutralMineralCH 0355 · #6A7472
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D5
NeutralFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F4
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chromaryclaim its numberCharcoal≈Named after Charcoal #121212, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0560Charcoal
CH 0004Panel

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 CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1
AaCharcoal on Frost GreenLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1

Avoid

AaGraphite on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaCharcoal on GraphiteLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies

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