chromary

≈ MinkText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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.

supportAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
neutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ MinkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mink #5C5449.chromary

Named neighbors

MinkCH 0571
SlateCH 0563

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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaMilk on ≈ MinkLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1 · AA
Aa≈ Mink on MilkLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1 · AA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ MinkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Mink on CharcoalLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1 · fails

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.

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