chromary

≈ GraphiteText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
accentRoyalCH 0073 · #4169E1
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ GraphiteAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Graphite #2B2B2E.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 ≈ GraphiteLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Graphite on MilkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ GraphiteLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Graphite on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 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.