chromary

Steel≈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.

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Secondary

SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F72A3A
SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #FBC034

Tertiary

TertiaryChambrayCH 0392 · #656E74
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #90989D
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BEC5C9
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #222A2F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #081116
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4F575B
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A8286
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CDD6DB
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E8F4FB
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chromaryclaim its numberSteel≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Steel #3E4A50.

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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

AaClub Soda on SteelLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1
AaSteel on Club SodaLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SteelLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1
AaSteel on CharcoalLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1

Harmonies