chromary

≈ Charcoal

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Secondary

SecondaryRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
SecondaryPanelCH 0004 · #12160D

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #929292
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4

Neutrals

Neutral≈ Graphite#352B33
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #434449
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ CharcoalAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Charcoal #121212.chromary

Color Values

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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.

How It Reads#1D0B1A set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Milk on #1D0B1A#1D0B1ASet in Milk on #1D0B1A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 98 · 16.8:1 WCAG AAA
#1D0B1A on Milk#1D0B1ASet in #1D0B1A on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 97 · 16.8:1 WCAG AAA
Rave on #1D0B1A#1D0B1ASet in Rave on #1D0B1A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 14.1:1 WCAG AAA
#1D0B1A on Rave#1D0B1ASet in #1D0B1A on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 14.1:1 WCAG AAA
#1D0B1A on Dust#1D0B1ASet in #1D0B1A on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAA
Dust on #1D0B1A#1D0B1ASet in Dust on #1D0B1A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #1D0B1AThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Milk still stands clearly off #1D0B1A in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#1D0B1A
Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#1D0B1A
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#1D0B1A
No color (achromatopsia)