chromary

Dust≈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

SecondaryFuchsiaCH 0503 · #A528F5
SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F55422
SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #BFFD3D

Tertiary

TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #989FA0
TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #717779
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #4C5253
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2A2F30

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0B1012
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #363C3D
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #5E6466
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AFB6B8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #ECF3F5
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chromaryclaim its numberDust≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dust #C4C4C4.

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on DustLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1 · AAA
AaDust on CharcoalLc 72 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaMilk on DustLc 25 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails
AaDust on MilkLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails

Harmonies