chromary

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

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4A23F1
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72A73
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FADA39

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #7F9491
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #B2C3C1
TertiaryPeacockCH 0351 · #324946
TertiaryNight TealCH 0346 · #192D2A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021311
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E5856
NeutralStorm TealCH 0356 · #6A7473
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD7D5
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E4F6F4
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Shale #5B646F.

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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

AaVapor on ShaleLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1
AaShale on VaporLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1

Harmonies