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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D6F7
SecondaryFuchsiaCH 0503 · #A32BF5
SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F65322

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #62655F
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8F928C
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BFC1BC
TertiaryArmyCH 0271 · #23251F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0E100B
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #53574F
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #7E827A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D2D6CD
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F0F3EA
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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 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