chromary

Shale≈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.

accentRoseCH 0022 · #F72B6C
supportPewterCH 0564 · #79575C
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #021312
paperVaporCH 0373 · #E4F6F5
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Shale #5B646F.

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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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