chromary

Charcoal≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F0FB40
supportPanelCH 0004 · #101106
nightInkCH 0003 · #100E18
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #F2F0FE
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberCharcoal≈Named after Charcoal #121212, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0560Charcoal
CH 0003Ink

Color Values

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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

AaClub Soda on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaCharcoal on Club SodaLc 97 · 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

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