chromary

Tide≈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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4624F2
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F62A76
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCD93B

Tertiary

TertiarySea MistCH 0361 · #86A6A2
TertiaryMineralCH 0355 · #607E7A
TertiaryPeacockCH 0351 · #3C5754
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #1B3431

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021311
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #343D3B
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #879290
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ACB7B5
NeutralFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F4
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chromaryclaim its numberTide≈Named after Tide #B7D5D2, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0367Tide
CH 0332Surf Foam

Color Values

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Full list

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

AaCharcoal on TideLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1
AaTide on CharcoalLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1

Avoid

AaFrost Green on TideLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaTide on Frost GreenLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies

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