chromary

Scarlet≈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.

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Secondary

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #46FDEB
SecondaryPineCH 0060 · #00766D

Tertiary

TertiaryFaded RoseCH 0108 · #E25E84
TertiaryFlamingoCH 0024 · #FF9CB5
TertiaryCrimsonCH 0137 · #8B003A
TertiaryMaroonCH 0115 · #580021

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B0E
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #40383A
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877D7F
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #CBC1C3
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDF0
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chromaryclaim its numberScarlet≈Named after Scarlet #C8255B, 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 ScarletLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1
AaScarlet on MilkLc 71 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ScarletLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaScarlet on CharcoalLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

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