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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5325F2
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72B6C
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #F9DF3A

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #759794
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #ABC5C3
TertiaryPeacockCH 0351 · #274B49
TertiaryMarineCH 0347 · #0C2F2D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021312
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E5857
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #798382
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D6
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E4F6F5
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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

AaVapor on ShaleLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.4 : 1
AaShale on VaporLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1

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