Rich Black to Baltic color palette

About this palette

Rich Black to Baltic is a 6-color cool, monochromatic palette: #004441 (Rich Black), #005E59 (Mosque), #00827C (Windows 95 Desktop), #4AC7C0 (Cockatoo), #83DCDC (Cold Blue), #009C9C (Baltic). It mixes turquoise tones and feels cool overall. The strongest text pairing is #004441 on #83DCDC with a contrast ratio of 6.95:1, and 3 of its 15 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Rich Blackrgb(0, 68, 65)hsl(177, 100%, 13%)
Mosquergb(0, 94, 89)hsl(177, 100%, 18%)
Windows 95 Desktoprgb(0, 130, 124)hsl(177, 100%, 25%)
Cockatoorgb(74, 199, 192)hsl(177, 53%, 54%)
Cold Bluergb(131, 220, 220)hsl(180, 56%, 69%)
Balticrgb(0, 156, 156)hsl(180, 100%, 31%)

Accessible color pairs

Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.

  • Aa6.95:1 Good#004441 on #83DCDC
  • Aa6.95:1 Good#83DCDC on #004441
  • Aa5.37:1 Good#004441 on #4AC7C0
  • Aa5.37:1 Good#4AC7C0 on #004441
  • Aa4.82:1 Good#005E59 on #83DCDC
  • Aa4.82:1 Good#83DCDC on #005E59
  • Aa3.72:1 Poor#005E59 on #4AC7C0
  • Aa3.72:1 Poor#4AC7C0 on #005E59

Color blindness preview

  • Protanopia
  • Deuteranopia
  • Tritanopia
  • Achromatopsia
  • Dog vision

CSS variables

/* Rich Black to Baltic — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004441-005e59-00827c-4ac7c0-83dcdc-009c9c */
:root {
  --rich-black: #004441;
  --mosque: #005e59;
  --windows-95-desktop: #00827c;
  --cockatoo: #4ac7c0;
  --cold-blue: #83dcdc;
  --baltic: #009c9c;
}

Tailwind CSS v4

/* Rich Black to Baltic — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004441-005e59-00827c-4ac7c0-83dcdc-009c9c */
@theme {
  --color-rich-black: #004441;
  --color-rich-black-50: #ddfdfa;
  --color-rich-black-100: #d0f4f0;
  --color-rich-black-200: #b7e1de;
  --color-rich-black-300: #9bccc8;
  --color-rich-black-400: #78afab;
  --color-rich-black-500: #5c9591;
  --color-rich-black-600: #437b77;
  --color-rich-black-700: #306561;
  --color-rich-black-800: #21524f;
  --color-rich-black-900: #004441;
  --color-rich-black-950: #0a2b29;
  --color-mosque: #005e59;
  --color-mosque-50: #d7fffa;
  --color-mosque-100: #c9f6f1;
  --color-mosque-200: #ade3de;
  --color-mosque-300: #8ecdc7;
  --color-mosque-400: #67aea8;
  --color-mosque-500: #47928c;
  --color-mosque-600: #2a7670;
  --color-mosque-700: #005e59;
  --color-mosque-800: #044945;
  --color-mosque-900: #003935;
  --color-mosque-950: #002321;
  --color-windows-95-desktop: #00827c;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-50: #d6fffb;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-100: #c0f9f4;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-200: #a4e9e3;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-300: #84d5ce;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-400: #59b7b1;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-500: #349d96;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-600: #00827c;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-700: #006762;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-800: #00514d;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-900: #003e3b;
  --color-windows-95-desktop-950: #002725;
  --color-cockatoo: #4ac7c0;
  --color-cockatoo-50: #edfffd;
  --color-cockatoo-100: #cdfffb;
  --color-cockatoo-200: #a8f3ed;
  --color-cockatoo-300: #87e1da;
  --color-cockatoo-400: #4ac7c0;
  --color-cockatoo-500: #20a7a1;
  --color-cockatoo-600: #008782;
  --color-cockatoo-700: #006b66;
  --color-cockatoo-800: #00524f;
  --color-cockatoo-900: #003e3b;
  --color-cockatoo-950: #002524;
  --color-cold-blue: #83dcdc;
  --color-cold-blue-50: #eaffff;
  --color-cold-blue-100: #ccfdfc;
  --color-cold-blue-200: #b1ecec;
  --color-cold-blue-300: #83dcdc;
  --color-cold-blue-400: #67b9b9;
  --color-cold-blue-500: #429c9c;
  --color-cold-blue-600: #1e7f80;
  --color-cold-blue-700: #006566;
  --color-cold-blue-800: #004e4f;
  --color-cold-blue-900: #003b3c;
  --color-cold-blue-950: #002525;
  --color-baltic: #009c9c;
  --color-baltic-50: #d6fffe;
  --color-baltic-100: #b9faf9;
  --color-baltic-200: #99e9e8;
  --color-baltic-300: #76d5d4;
  --color-baltic-400: #43b7b7;
  --color-baltic-500: #009c9c;
  --color-baltic-600: #007e7e;
  --color-baltic-700: #006464;
  --color-baltic-800: #004e4e;
  --color-baltic-900: #003c3c;
  --color-baltic-950: #002626;
}

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