chromary

Slate≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentGorpCH 0603 · #F99C2D
supportMinkCH 0571 · #574F48
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A1016
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #EAF3FC
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Slate #4D4D4D.

Named neighbors

CH 0563Slate
CH 0386Steel

Color Values

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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 SlateLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1
AaSlate on Club SodaLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

Harmonies

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