chromary

≈ ChalkText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for 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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1

Tertiary

TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #929292
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4D473D
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
Neutral≈ Feather#D9D5CD
claim its number≈ ChalkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Chalk #F4F4F0.chromary

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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, 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 ≈ ChalkLc 100 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.4 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Chalk on CharcoalLc 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.4 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaFeather on ≈ ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Chalk on FeatherLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

Harmonies