chromary

MerlotInk: 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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #43EEFC
SecondaryBlack TealCH 0348 · #00272B

Tertiary

TertiaryCordovanCH 0134 · #5B3C3A
TertiaryClay RoseCH 0140 · #826462
TertiaryRosewaterCH 0146 · #AB8F8D
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #D5BDBB

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B0A
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #413838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877E7D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1D0
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEB
CH 0130

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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

AaMilk on MerlotLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.4 : 1
AaMerlot on MilkLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on MerlotLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaMerlot on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

Harmonies