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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5723F1
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72D68
SecondaryButterCH 0042 · #FBE43B

Tertiary

TertiaryMineralCH 0355 · #6B7776
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #949F9E
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BFC8C8
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #24302F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #061211
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #343D3C
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #5C6665
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ACB7B6
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #E5F6F5
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈Named after Slate #4D4D4D, 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

AaMilk on SlateLc 85 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.3 : 1
AaSlate on MilkLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.3 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies