chromary

Chalk≈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 · #6826F3
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F52A55
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FBF23E

Tertiary

TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #AFC9C9
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #7E9696
TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #506666
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #263A3A

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021313
NeutralSpruce BlueCH 0350 · #414A4A
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #788383
NeutralSeasideCH 0362 · #9CA7A7
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #C9DCDC
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chromaryclaim its numberChalk≈Named after Chalk #F4F4F0, 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 ChalkLc 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 18.1 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 104 · passesWCAG 2 · 18.1 : 1

Avoid

AaFeather on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on FeatherLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies