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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D5F9
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4B23F0

Tertiary

TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #797572
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #A09D99
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C9C6C3
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #312E2A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F0C
NeutralBlack EarthCH 0200 · #24211D
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #67625E
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B8B3AF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F6F1EC
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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

AaChalk on SlateLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1
AaSlate on ChalkLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

Harmonies