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.

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Secondary

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6

Tertiary

TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B
Tertiary≈ Umber#7E544E
Tertiary≈ Taupe#AA847D
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #52443D
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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

AaMilk on ≈ CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Charcoal on MilkLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaInk on ≈ CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.0 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Charcoal on InkLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.0 : 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.