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.

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Secondary

SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FDF23E
SecondaryMinkCH 0571 · #5A5938

Tertiary

TertiaryHeatherCH 0463 · #787893
TertiaryThistleCH 0469 · #9E9EB6
TertiaryLilac IceCH 0477 · #C6C6DB
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #2F2E46

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0E0E1A
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #47474E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8E8E96
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B3B3BC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #F0F0FF
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Shale #5B646F.

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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 · 6.5 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.5 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on ShaleLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1
AaShale on InkLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1

Harmonies