chromary

Iron≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryElectric BlueCH 0437 · #30AFF8
SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8F26F3

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636059
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #908E87
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C1BFB9
TertiaryLamp BlackCH 0235 · #24221B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F08
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4A4740
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #74716A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D4CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F5F2E7
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chromaryclaim its numberIron≈Named after Iron #383838, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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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 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1
AaIron on PaperLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies