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 · #4327F2
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F62A79
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FAD538

Tertiary

TertiarySea MistCH 0361 · #94A4A2
TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #6D7C79
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #485553
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #263230

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #051210
NeutralSpruceCH 0308 · #1B2422
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #889290
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ACB7B5
NeutralFrost GreenCH 0338 · #E4F6F3
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chromaryclaim its numberTide≈Named after Tide #B7D5D2, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0367Tide
CH 0368Spa

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

AaCharcoal on TideLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.8 : 1
AaTide on CharcoalLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.8 : 1

Avoid

AaFrost Green on TideLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaTide on Frost GreenLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies

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