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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F75B23
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCDE3A

Tertiary

TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #757A80
TertiaryMist BlueCH 0397 · #9CA1A5
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C9CD
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2C3136

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0B1015
NeutralSteelCH 0386 · #43484E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8A9096
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AEB5BC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #ECF3FA
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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

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