Coral and Kelp color palette
Coral and Kelp is a 5-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, browns and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 22% (#001D28, very dark) to 93% (#D0EDF9, very light), and its most saturated color, #743A17, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 6 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, nature, brown and muted.
- Rich Black #001D28
- Midnight Green #003D4F
- Maroon #743A17
- Pale Oak #E0C1B0
- Diamond #D0EDF9
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #001D28 | rgb(0, 29, 40) | hsl(196, 100%, 8%) | oklch(21.5% 0.041 226.5) |
| Midnight Green | #003D4F | rgb(0, 61, 79) | hsl(194, 100%, 15%) | oklch(33.5% 0.063 224.9) |
| Maroon | #743A17 | rgb(116, 58, 23) | hsl(23, 67%, 27%) | oklch(41.7% 0.094 48.7) |
| Pale Oak | #E0C1B0 | rgb(224, 193, 176) | hsl(21, 44%, 78%) | oklch(83.3% 0.042 50.5) |
| Diamond | #D0EDF9 | rgb(208, 237, 249) | hsl(198, 77%, 90%) | oklch(92.9% 0.035 224.6) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Coral and Kelp, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #D0EDF9 on #001D28 | 14.23:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 |
| #001D28 on #E0C1B0 | 10.30:1 | AAA | Lc 71.8 |
| #D0EDF9 on #003D4F | 9.64:1 | AAA | Lc -85.4 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/001d28-003d4f-743a17-e0c1b0-d0edf9.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.