chromary

Slate≈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

SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #F830E3
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #F9D137

Tertiary

TertiaryStonewashCH 0391 · #6B7679
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #949EA1
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BFC8CA
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #242F32

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #071114
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #343C3E
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #5C6567
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ACB6B9
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E6F5F9
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈Named after Slate #4D4D4D, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0563Slate
CH 0385Slate Blue

Color Values

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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

AaClub Soda on SlateLc 85 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.4 : 1
AaSlate on Club SodaLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 13 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1

Harmonies

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