chromary

≈ Espresso

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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.

supportUmberCH 0095 · #635147
neutralMochaCH 0096 · #967969
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#4A1E23 set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Milk on #4A1E23#4A1E23Set in Milk on #4A1E23, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 12.4:1 WCAG AAA
#4A1E23 on Milk#4A1E23Set in #4A1E23 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 12.4:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #4A1E23#4A1E23Set in Aqua on #4A1E23, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 11.1:1 WCAG AAA
#4A1E23 on Aqua#4A1E23Set in #4A1E23 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 11.1:1 WCAG AAA
Guava on #4A1E23#4A1E23Set in Guava on #4A1E23, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#4A1E23 on Guava#4A1E23Set in #4A1E23 on Guava, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #4A1E23

#4A1E23
Red-blind (protanopia)
#4A1E23
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#4A1E23
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#4A1E23
No color (achromatopsia)