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

SecondaryHoneyCH 0044 · #FAAC30
SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #9DFD3B

Tertiary

TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #7A7B91
TertiaryThistleCH 0469 · #9FA0B4
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #C7C8D8
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2F3044

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0E0E1A
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #46474E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8E8E96
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B3B3BC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #EFF0FF
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈Named after Shale #5B646F, 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

AaClub Soda on ShaleLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.2 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 76 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.2 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on ShaleLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.7 : 1
AaShale on InkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.7 : 1

Harmonies