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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5226F2
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72B6C
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FADF3A

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #9CAEAC
TertiaryCloudCH 0403 · #C2D0CF
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #4D605E
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #273735

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #031312
NeutralSlate TealCH 0349 · #414A49
NeutralStorm TealCH 0356 · #6A7473
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8D9897
NeutralVaporCH 0373 · #E4F6F5
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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

AaVapor on TaupeLc 60 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1
AaTaupe on VaporLc 56 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 40 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.3 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 38 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.3 : 1

Harmonies