Verdigris and Basin color palette
Verdigris and Basin is a 5-color palette drawing on teals and cyans. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 22% (#00211E, very dark) to 93% (#B8F6EF, very light), and its most saturated color, #009187, is moderately saturated. 5 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 4 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, calm, monochrome, gradient, teal and colorblind-friendly.
- Rich Black #00211E
- Charcoal #004F49
- Teal Green #009187
- Tiffany Blue #71C4BC
- Diamond #B8F6EF
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #00211E | rgb(0, 33, 30) | hsl(175, 100%, 6%) | oklch(22.3% 0.039 186.2) |
| Charcoal | #004F49 | rgb(0, 79, 73) | hsl(175, 100%, 15%) | oklch(38.5% 0.067 186.1) |
| Teal Green | #009187 | rgb(0, 145, 135) | hsl(176, 100%, 28%) | oklch(59.1% 0.104 186.3) |
| Tiffany Blue | #71C4BC | rgb(113, 196, 188) | hsl(174, 41%, 61%) | oklch(76.5% 0.082 187.6) |
| Diamond | #B8F6EF | rgb(184, 246, 239) | hsl(173, 78%, 84%) | oklch(92.9% 0.063 187.5) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Verdigris and Basin, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #B8F6EF on #00211E | 14.13:1 | AAA | Lc -92.5 |
| #00211E on #71C4BC | 8.35:1 | AAA | Lc 62.1 |
| #B8F6EF on #004F49 | 7.89:1 | AAA | Lc -82.2 |
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/00211e-004f49-009187-71c4bc-b8f6ef.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.