chromary

≈ AsphaltText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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

SecondaryGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #929292
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2B2B2E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #5C5449
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ AsphaltAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Asphalt #434449.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaMilk on ≈ AsphaltLc 89 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.9 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Asphalt on MilkLc 85 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.9 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ AsphaltLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Asphalt on CharcoalLc 9 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1 · fails

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.