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

SecondaryFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F82FBC
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FDED3F

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #889094
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B9C0C3
TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #3D4549
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #222A2D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #091114
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E575A
NeutralStonewashCH 0391 · #6A7377
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD6DA
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E8F4F9
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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 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1
AaShale on Club SodaLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1

Harmonies

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