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

SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F74622
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #F9D137

Tertiary

TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #6E7378
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #979BA0
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C2C6C9
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #282D31

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0B1014
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #363B40
NeutralShaleCH 0577 · #5E6469
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AEB5BB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #ECF3F9
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Slate #4D4D4D.

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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 SlateLc 85 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.6 : 1 · AAA
AaSlate on MilkLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.6 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1 · fails
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1 · fails

Harmonies