chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportGunmetalCH 0576 · #413936
neutralEspressoCH 0092 · #413838
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #140E0B
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F9F0EB
no number yet
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 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.1 : 1
AaIron on ChalkLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1

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