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.

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Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5923EF
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72E65
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FCE83C

Tertiary

TertiaryElectric AquaCH 0365 · #00C9C5
TertiaryLagoonCH 0065 · #009996
TertiaryPetrolCH 0064 · #006967
TertiaryForestCH 0061 · #003D3B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021312
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #343D3C
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #788382
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #BCC7C6
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E3F6F5
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chromaryclaim its numberAqua≈Named after Aqua #00FFFF, 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

AaCharcoal on AquaLc 89 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.8 : 1
AaAqua on CharcoalLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.8 : 1

Avoid

AaVapor on AquaLc 7 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaAqua on VaporLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

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