chromary

Maroon≈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 · #3BE2F9
SecondaryDeep SeaCH 0070 · #00434C

Tertiary

TertiaryAuburnCH 0116 · #9F4338
TertiaryStrawberryCH 0148 · #C9776B
TertiaryTaffyCH 0156 · #F2ACA1
TertiaryClaretCH 0132 · #520000

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B09
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #413837
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877E7C
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #CCC1C0
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEA
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chromaryclaim its numberMaroon≈Named after Maroon #650021, 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 MaroonLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1
AaMaroon on MilkLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on MaroonLc 8 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaMaroon on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies