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

SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F54B21
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FBD538

Tertiary

TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #858C92
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B8BEC3
TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #3A4148
TertiarySootCH 0561 · #21282D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A1016
NeutralTarCH 0005 · #12171B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6C7278
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CED5DC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #EAF3FC
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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 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.0 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1

Harmonies