chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportSignalCH 0018 · #F85024
accentSunCH 0041 · #FAD538
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #091017
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E9F3FD
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Slate #4D4D4D.

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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 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1
AaSlate on Club SodaLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.6 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1

Harmonies