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

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7325F3
SecondaryNasturtiumCH 0186 · #F77E28

Tertiary

TertiarySea MistCH 0361 · #94A49E
TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #6D7C76
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #485550
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #26322D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #05120E
NeutralSpruceCH 0308 · #1C2421
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #88928E
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ADB7B3
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #E5F6F0
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chromaryclaim its numberTide≈Named after Tide #B7D5D2, 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

AaCharcoal on TideLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1
AaTide on CharcoalLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on TideLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaTide on PaperLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies