chromary

Shale≈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

SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8D28F4
SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F72D23
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DEFD3F

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #72959B
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #A9C5C9
TertiaryDeep PatinaCH 0352 · #224A50
TertiaryBlack TealCH 0348 · #072E33

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021215
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E5759
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #788284
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D8
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E3F6F9
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈Named after Shale #5B646F, 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

AaClub Soda on ShaleLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1

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