chromary

Aqua≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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.

supportAqua IceCH 0375 · #CBFFFD
neutralAqua FrostCH 0378 · #CBFFFD
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #031311
paperFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F3
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chromaryclaim its numberAqua≈Named after Aqua #00FFFF, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0066Aqua
CH 0067Ozone

Official opposites

CH 0027Bubblegum
CH 0552Neon Blush

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

AaCharcoal on AquaLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.9 : 1
AaAqua on CharcoalLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.9 : 1

Avoid

AaFrost Green on AquaLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.1 : 1
AaAqua on Frost GreenLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.1 : 1

Harmonies

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