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 · #F72C6A
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #190B0D

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #273938
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #536362
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #829190
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B5C1C0

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #202F2E
NeutralSlate TealCH 0349 · #414A49
NeutralStorm TealCH 0356 · #6A7473
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D6
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E3F6F5
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chromaryclaim its numberCharcoal≈Named after Charcoal #121212, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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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

AaVapor on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaCharcoal on VaporLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies