chromary

Espresso≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #2523F1
supportNavyCH 0078 · #233052
nightPanelCH 0004 · #140F04
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F7F1E3
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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

AaPaper on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1
AaEspresso on PaperLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1

Avoid

AaPanel on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaEspresso on PanelLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

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