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

SecondaryFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F830D1
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCDE3C

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #799097
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #AFC1C7
TertiaryDeep PatinaCH 0352 · #2D454D
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #152B31

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #031217
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E575A
NeutralStorm TealCH 0356 · #6A7376
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD6D9
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E4F5FB
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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

AaClub Soda on ShaleLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.8 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.8 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies