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 · #41F7FB
SecondaryGunmetalCH 0576 · #004142

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #7C5758
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #A78586
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D5B7B7
TertiaryMerlotCH 0130 · #38171A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B0B
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #4E4545
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877D7D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1D1
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDED
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈Named after Espresso #4B2E2B, 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 EspressoLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1
AaEspresso on MilkLc 89 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies