chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #2FB8F6
SecondaryInkCH 0003 · #081015

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3B332D
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #655D58
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #938B87
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C3BDB9

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #322923
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4D4642
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #77706B
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD2CD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FCEFE7
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberCharcoal≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Charcoal #121212.

Named neighbors

Color Values

Exact from the hex. Tap any value to copy it.

Full list

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

AaChalk on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaCharcoal on ChalkLc 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