chromary

Espresso≈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 · #3EEAFA
SecondaryPure BlueCH 0109 · #0123F0

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #665850
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #948880
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BBB4
TertiaryBlack CoffeeCH 0201 · #281C15

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #180C05
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4D4642
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #77706B
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD2CD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FDEFE6
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈Named after Espresso #4B2E2B, 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 EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

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