chromary

Cement≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3ADEF8
supportSmokeCH 0009 · #899496
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #140D0C
paperMilkCH 0570 · #FAEFED
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberCement≈Named after Cement #929292, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0566Cement
CH 0009Smoke

Color Values

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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 CementLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.8 : 1
AaCement on MilkLc 50 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.8 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on CementLc 45 · failsWCAG 2 · 6.1 : 1
AaCement on CharcoalLc 43 · failsWCAG 2 · 6.1 : 1

Harmonies

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