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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F56524
SecondaryButterCH 0042 · #FAE43B

Tertiary

TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #757D85
TertiaryMist BlueCH 0397 · #9CA2AA
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #C4CAD0
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2C323A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A1017
NeutralSteelCH 0386 · #43484E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8A9096
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AFB5BC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E9F3FE
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈Named after Shale #5B646F, 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 ShaleLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.3 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.7 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.7 : 1

Harmonies