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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3ADEF8
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3426F2

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #645F5B
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #918D8A
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C2BEBB
TertiaryCharred OakCH 0199 · #25211E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #130E0B
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4C4742
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #76706C
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D9D3CE
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F7F0EB
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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

AaChalk on IronLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.8 : 1
AaIron on ChalkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.8 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies