chromary

Smoke≈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

SecondaryPure BlueCH 0109 · #0021E9
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #F62B99
SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #FBC034

Tertiary

TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C2C9C6
TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #707876
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #4B5350
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2A302E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A110F
NeutralSpruceCH 0308 · #1C2321
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #5D6563
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ADB7B4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EBF4F1
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chromaryclaim its numberSmoke≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Smoke #9A9A9A.

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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

AaCharcoal on SmokeLc 51 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA
AaMilk on SmokeLc 49 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails
AaSmoke on CharcoalLc 49 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaSmoke on MilkLc 44 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails

Harmonies