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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5027F2
SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F55D23

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #B9C0BC
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #898F8B
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5B615D
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #313633

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C110E
NeutralJuniperCH 0314 · #434A46
NeutralSeagrassCH 0320 · #6D746F
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #9FA7A2
NeutralHazeCH 0404 · #CBD3CE
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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 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1

Avoid

AaHaze on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on HazeLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies