chromary

Slate≈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

SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #C9FA3D
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #41FAE5

Tertiary

TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #747875
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9C9F9C
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C5C8C6
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2C302D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0D100E
NeutralSpruceCH 0308 · #1F2320
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8C908D
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B1B5B2
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EEF3F0
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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

AaMilk on SlateLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.0 : 1
AaSlate on MilkLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

Harmonies