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

SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F54020
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FAD037

Tertiary

TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #6E7F8D
TertiaryDoveCH 0398 · #96A4B1
TertiaryHazeCH 0404 · #BFCBD5
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #243441

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #061119
NeutralSlate BlueCH 0385 · #42494E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #899096
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AEB5BB
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E7F4FE
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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 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.2 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 76 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.2 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on ShaleLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.8 : 1
AaShale on InkLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.8 : 1

Harmonies