chromary

Iron≈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.

accentFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F830BB
supportGunmetalCH 0576 · #40383C
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A110E
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EBF5EF
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberIron≈Named after Iron #383838, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0562Iron
CH 0576Gunmetal

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 IronLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.0 : 1
AaIron on PaperLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 7 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1

Harmonies

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