chromary

Graphite≈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 hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportMinkCH 0571 · #4F5957
neutralMushroomCH 0572 · #7D8382
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #07120F
paperPaperCH 0012 · #E6F6F2
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chromaryclaim its numberGraphite≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Graphite #2B2B2E.

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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 GraphiteLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.9 : 1 · AAA
AaGraphite on PaperLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.9 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on GraphiteLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaGraphite on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

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