chromary

≈ Charcoal

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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

Secondary≈ Cyan Blue#31BCF8
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0

Neutrals

Neutral≈ Graphite#302A20
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4D473D
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #797061
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ CharcoalAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Charcoal #121212.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPaper on ≈ CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.9 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Charcoal on PaperLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.9 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaGraphite on ≈ CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Charcoal on GraphiteLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.