chromary

Shale≈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 · #4B23F0
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72A72
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #F9DA39

Tertiary

TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #79908E
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #AFC2BF
TertiaryDeep PatinaCH 0352 · #2E4643
TertiaryNight TealCH 0346 · #162B29

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021311
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #5C6664
NeutralSeasideCH 0362 · #97A1A0
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D5
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E4F6F4
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈Named after Shale #5B646F, 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

AaVapor on ShaleLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.9 : 1
AaShale on VaporLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.9 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1

Harmonies