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

SecondaryGlow StickCH 0300 · #3FFC6A
SecondaryForestCH 0061 · #233B25

Tertiary

TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #6B566B
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #998698
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #C8B8C8
TertiaryBeetCH 0525 · #2C192C

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #150B15
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #4B454B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #756F75
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D9D2D8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F9EDF9
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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

AaMilk on EspressoLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1
AaEspresso on MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaEspresso on InkLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

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