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

SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #B7FB3C
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #0E100C

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #353338
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #605E62
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8E8C90
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #BFBDC1

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #2C2A2E
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #49464B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #737076
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D6D3D9
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F3F0F6
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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 · 17.1 : 1
AaCharcoal on MilkLc 97 · 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