chromary

Dark Rust

CH · claim this color

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportClaretCH 0132 · #43060C
neutralBordeauxCH 0131 · #420619
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0

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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

AaChalk on Dark RustLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.8 : 1 · AAA
AaDark Rust on ChalkLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.8 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on Dark RustLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.1 : 1 · fails
AaDark Rust on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.1 : 1 · fails

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.