Kelp Pier color palette
Kelp Pier is a 4-color palette drawing on teals and cyans. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 21% (#001C21, very dark) to 95% (#D1F9FC, very light), and its most saturated color, #6EA9B0, is muted. 4 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, nature, monochrome, gradient, teal and colorblind-friendly.
- Rich Black #001C21
- Dark Cyan #26616A
- Pewter #6EA9B0
- Light Cyan #D1F9FC
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #001C21 | rgb(0, 28, 33) | hsl(189, 100%, 6%) | oklch(20.8% 0.036 210.8) |
| Dark Cyan | #26616A | rgb(38, 97, 106) | hsl(188, 47%, 28%) | oklch(45.8% 0.062 208.9) |
| Pewter | #6EA9B0 | rgb(110, 169, 176) | hsl(186, 29%, 56%) | oklch(69.7% 0.062 205.3) |
| Light Cyan | #D1F9FC | rgb(209, 249, 252) | hsl(184, 88%, 90%) | oklch(95.5% 0.041 202.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Kelp Pier, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #D1F9FC on #001C21 | 15.71:1 | AAA | Lc -97.7 |
| #001C21 on #6EA9B0 | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc 51.0 |
| #D1F9FC on #26616A | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc -80.1 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/001c21-26616a-6ea9b0-d1f9fc.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.