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.

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

Secondary

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F57326
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #150E0B

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #2F373A
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5A6164
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #898F91
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #BABFC2

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #252D31
NeutralSlate BlueCH 0385 · #41494D
NeutralStonewashCH 0391 · #6B7377
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD6DA
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EAF4F8
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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

AaMilk on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaCharcoal on MilkLc 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