Little Mermaid to Deep Pool Teal color palette

About this palette

Little Mermaid to Deep Pool Teal is a 5-color muted palette: #2E4440 (Little Mermaid), #73A299 (Emerald Oasis), #E5F6F4 (Melting Glacier), #BAD9D6 (Catch the Wave), #337069 (Deep Pool Teal). It mixes gray, turquoise, white tones and feels cool overall. The strongest text pairing is #2E4440 on #E5F6F4 with a contrast ratio of 9.33:1, and 3 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Little Mermaidrgb(46, 68, 64)hsl(169, 19%, 22%)
Emerald Oasisrgb(115, 162, 153)hsl(169, 20%, 54%)
Melting Glacierrgb(229, 246, 244)hsl(173, 49%, 93%)
Catch the Wavergb(186, 217, 214)hsl(174, 29%, 79%)
Deep Pool Tealrgb(51, 112, 105)hsl(173, 37%, 32%)

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.

  • Aa9.33:1 Very good#2E4440 on #E5F6F4
  • Aa9.33:1 Very good#E5F6F4 on #2E4440
  • Aa6.93:1 Good#2E4440 on #BAD9D6
  • Aa6.93:1 Good#BAD9D6 on #2E4440
  • Aa5.14:1 Good#E5F6F4 on #337069
  • Aa5.14:1 Good#337069 on #E5F6F4
  • Aa3.82:1 Poor#BAD9D6 on #337069
  • Aa3.82:1 Poor#337069 on #BAD9D6

Color blindness preview

  • Protanopia
  • Deuteranopia
  • Tritanopia
  • Achromatopsia
  • Dog vision

CSS variables

/* Little Mermaid to Deep Pool Teal — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/2e4440-73a299-e5f6f4-bad9d6-337069 */
:root {
  --little-mermaid: #2e4440;
  --emerald-oasis: #73a299;
  --melting-glacier: #e5f6f4;
  --catch-the-wave: #bad9d6;
  --deep-pool-teal: #337069;
}

Tailwind CSS v4

/* Little Mermaid to Deep Pool Teal — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/2e4440-73a299-e5f6f4-bad9d6-337069 */
@theme {
  --color-little-mermaid: #2e4440;
  --color-little-mermaid-50: #eaf9f6;
  --color-little-mermaid-100: #dfefec;
  --color-little-mermaid-200: #c9dcd8;
  --color-little-mermaid-300: #b0c6c1;
  --color-little-mermaid-400: #8ea6a1;
  --color-little-mermaid-500: #728a85;
  --color-little-mermaid-600: #586f6a;
  --color-little-mermaid-700: #435753;
  --color-little-mermaid-800: #2e4440;
  --color-little-mermaid-900: #253431;
  --color-little-mermaid-950: #15201e;
  --color-emerald-oasis: #73a299;
  --color-emerald-oasis-50: #ddf8f3;
  --color-emerald-oasis-100: #ceeee7;
  --color-emerald-oasis-200: #b4d9d2;
  --color-emerald-oasis-300: #98c2ba;
  --color-emerald-oasis-400: #73a299;
  --color-emerald-oasis-500: #5a8880;
  --color-emerald-oasis-600: #436f67;
  --color-emerald-oasis-700: #315952;
  --color-emerald-oasis-800: #234741;
  --color-emerald-oasis-900: #193833;
  --color-emerald-oasis-950: #0d2420;
  --color-melting-glacier: #e5f6f4;
  --color-melting-glacier-50: #e5f6f4;
  --color-melting-glacier-100: #e0ebea;
  --color-melting-glacier-200: #ccd8d7;
  --color-melting-glacier-300: #b5c3c1;
  --color-melting-glacier-400: #95a4a2;
  --color-melting-glacier-500: #7a8988;
  --color-melting-glacier-600: #616f6e;
  --color-melting-glacier-700: #4b5857;
  --color-melting-glacier-800: #3a4544;
  --color-melting-glacier-900: #2b3534;
  --color-melting-glacier-950: #1a2120;
  --color-catch-the-wave: #bad9d6;
  --color-catch-the-wave-50: #e4f6f4;
  --color-catch-the-wave-100: #d7ebe9;
  --color-catch-the-wave-200: #bad9d6;
  --color-catch-the-wave-300: #a8c2c0;
  --color-catch-the-wave-400: #88a5a2;
  --color-catch-the-wave-500: #6d8a88;
  --color-catch-the-wave-600: #55706e;
  --color-catch-the-wave-700: #415a58;
  --color-catch-the-wave-800: #314745;
  --color-catch-the-wave-900: #243735;
  --color-catch-the-wave-950: #152221;
  --color-deep-pool-teal: #337069;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-50: #dcfdf8;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-100: #cdf3ed;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-200: #b1e0d9;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-300: #94c9c1;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-400: #6ea9a1;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-500: #508c85;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-600: #337069;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-700: #235953;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-800: #164641;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-900: #0d3733;
  --color-deep-pool-teal-950: #05221f;
}

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