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 · #3EEAF9
SecondaryBright AzureCH 0432 · #0B49EF

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #A7ABAE
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #CBCED0
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #595D60
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #313436

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C1012
NeutralSlate BlueCH 0385 · #44484B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6D7275
NeutralWhisperCH 0410 · #E0E5E9
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EDF3F6
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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

AaMilk on TaupeLc 59 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 41 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1

Harmonies