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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F56524
SecondaryButterCH 0042 · #FAE43B

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #878E96
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B9BFC5
TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #3C434B
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #22282F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A1017
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #51565C
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6D7279
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CFD5DC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E9F3FE
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chromaryclaim its numberShale≈Named after Shale #5B646F, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0577Shale
CH 0564Pewter

Color Values

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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 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

Harmonies

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