chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the warm side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Warmer · One step toward the sun, then two.

supportMinkCH 0571 · #50514A
neutralUmberCH 0095 · #51504A
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #0E100C
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F0F3EC
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈Named after Slate #4D4D4D, 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

AaPaper on SlateLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1
AaSlate on PaperLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

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