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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4426F2
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #F62ED9

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #333630
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5E605B
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8C8E89
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #BDBFBB

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #2A2C26
NeutralOlive GreyCH 0242 · #464943
NeutralFlaxCH 0248 · #70736C
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D2D5CE
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F0F3EC
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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

AaPaper on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1
AaCharcoal on PaperLc 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