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

SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #F82C8D
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DEFD3F

Tertiary

TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8B9195
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BBC0C4
TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #40464A
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #242A2D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0B1014
NeutralSlateCH 0563 · #4F565B
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A8187
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CDD5DB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EBF3F9
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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

AaMilk on ShaleLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.4 : 1
AaShale on MilkLc 72 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ShaleLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1
AaShale on CharcoalLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1

Harmonies