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

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F0FB40
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #41FCD1

Tertiary

TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #958697
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #C6B9C7
TertiaryPlum GreyCH 0494 · #4B3B4C
TertiaryMulberryCH 0488 · #2F2231

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #150C16
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #595359
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #756F76
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D8D2D9
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F9EEFA
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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 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.9 : 1
AaShale on MilkLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.9 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on ShaleLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1
AaShale on InkLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.9 : 1

Harmonies