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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42F6FC
SecondaryRoyalCH 0073 · #1C77F3

Tertiary

TertiaryFawnCH 0211 · #7C716B
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #A39995
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #CCC4C0
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #342B26

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #160D08
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403935
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #69615D
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #BBB2AE
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FDEEE7
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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 · 7.5 : 1
AaSlate on ChalkLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 13 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1

Harmonies