chromary

Espresso≈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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FDEE
SecondaryForestCH 0061 · #003E39

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #7D5059
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #AA8088
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D7B4B9
TertiaryGarnetCH 0129 · #39121C

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B0D
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403839
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877D7F
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1D3
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEF
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.

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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 EspressoLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1
AaEspresso on MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies