chromary

Ash≈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

Secondarynear Sky Flash#38D5F8
SecondaryFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
Secondarynear Hazard#F55422

Tertiary

TertiaryStoneCH 0573 · #A69D91
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #5C5449
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralOlive GreyCH 0242 · #48493D
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #929292
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
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claim its numberAsh≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ash #7A7A7A.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPaper on AshLc 65 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.7 : 1 · AA large
AaAsh on PaperLc 60 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.7 : 1 · AA large

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AshLc 34 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.5 : 1 · AA large
AaAsh on CharcoalLc 32 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.5 : 1 · AA large

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