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

SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8C28F4
SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F72D24
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DEFD3F

Tertiary

TertiarySeasideCH 0362 · #9FA4A5
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #C6CACB
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #515758
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2D3132

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C1011
NeutralSpruce BlueCH 0350 · #43494A
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8A9091
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AFB6B7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #ECF3F4
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chromaryclaim its numberAsh≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ash #7A7A7A.

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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

AaMilk on AshLc 65 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1 · AA large
AaAsh on MilkLc 60 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1 · AA large

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AshLc 36 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1 · AA
AaAsh on CharcoalLc 33 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1 · AA

Harmonies