chromary

≈ Espresso

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportPewterCH 0564 · #636363
neutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

Color Values

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#43332D set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Chalk on #43332D#43332DSet in Chalk on #43332D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 10.9:1
#43332D on Chalk#43332DSet in #43332D on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 10.9:1
Aqua on #43332D#43332DSet in Aqua on #43332D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 9.6:1
#43332D on Aqua#43332DSet in #43332D on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 9.6:1
Feather on #43332D#43332DSet in Feather on #43332D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.3:1
#43332D on Feather#43332DSet in #43332D on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.3:1

For every eye: Chalk on #43332D

#43332D
Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)