chromary

Soot≈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 VioletCH 0468 · #7D25F3
supportGraphiteCH 0006 · #28272E
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #0F100A
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F1F3E9
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberSoot≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Soot #242424.

Named neighbors

CH 0608LucienneNYC After Hours
CH 0561Soot

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

AaPaper on SootLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.1 : 1
AaSoot on PaperLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SootLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1
AaSoot on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1

Harmonies

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