chromary

Taupe≈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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3ADEF9
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3525F2

Tertiary

TertiarySilverCH 0578 · #97AAB8
TertiaryHazeCH 0404 · #BFCEDA
TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #495C6B
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #243441

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #051119
NeutralSlate BlueCH 0385 · #42494E
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6C7378
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8F969C
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E7F4FE
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chromaryclaim its numberTaupe≈Named after Taupe #8B8589, 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

AaClub Soda on TaupeLc 62 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.3 : 1
AaTaupe on Club SodaLc 57 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.3 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on TaupeLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.1 : 1
AaTaupe on InkLc 36 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.1 : 1

Harmonies