chromary

Aqua≈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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3D23F0
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F52A7D
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #F9D137

Tertiary

TertiaryElectric GreenCH 0330 · #00C9B6
TertiaryTealCH 0063 · #009989
TertiaryPetrolCH 0064 · #00695D
TertiaryForestCH 0061 · #003D35

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #031310
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #343D3B
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #798381
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #BCC7C5
NeutralFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F3
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chromaryclaim its numberAqua≈Named after Aqua #00FFFF, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0066Aqua
CH 0371Aqua Flash

Official opposites

CH 0552Neon Blush
CH 0027Bubblegum

Color Values

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Full list

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

AaCharcoal on AquaLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.5 : 1
AaAqua on CharcoalLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.5 : 1

Avoid

AaFrost Green on AquaLc 9 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaAqua on Frost GreenLc 7 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

Harmonies

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