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

SecondaryGorpCH 0603 · #F68C2A
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #120F0D

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #323538
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5D6062
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8B8E90
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BCBFC0

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #292C2E
NeutralSlate BlueCH 0385 · #45484B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6E7275
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D0D5D8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EEF2F6
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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