PalettesSerene Waters

Palette

Serene Waters

Shadowy teal gives way to foamy sage and airy cream, like a secret pond in a quiet forest glade.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 5-color palette is cool-led with a balanced character and high tonal range. Its internal colors provide 3 pairs at or above the 4.5:1 contrast target for normal text.

Temperature

Cool-led

Color character

Balanced

Lightness span

79%

Accessible pairs

3 / 10

Accessibility and contrast

Contrast is measured against black and white for every swatch. AA starts at 4.5:1 for normal text, while AAA starts at 7:1.

Anchor

Black 0B2027

#0B2027

Black text
1.25:1Fail
White text
16.80:1AAA

Support

Blue 40798C

#40798C

Black text
4.33:1AA Large
White text
4.85:1AA

Support

Turquoise 70A9A1

#70A9A1

Black text
7.88:1AAA
White text
2.67:1Fail

Support

Green CFD7C7

#CFD7C7

Black text
14.20:1AAA
White text
1.48:1Fail

Surface · Accent

Yellow F6F1D1

#F6F1D1

Black text
18.42:1AAA
White text
1.14:1Fail
Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text
#0B2027 on #F6F1D114.74:1 · AAA
Sample text
#0B2027 on #CFD7C711.36:1 · AAA
Sample text
#0B2027 on #70A9A16.30:1 · AA
Color vision previews

Approximate simulations help reveal swatches that may become difficult to distinguish.

Protanopia

Reduced sensitivity to red light.

Deuteranopia

Reduced sensitivity to green light.

Tritanopia

Reduced sensitivity to blue light.

Achromatopsia

A grayscale approximation without hue perception.

CSS variables

Copy this palette as reusable custom properties for a design system or prototype.

:root {
  --palette-1: #0B2027;
  --palette-2: #40798C;
  --palette-3: #70A9A1;
  --palette-4: #CFD7C7;
  --palette-5: #F6F1D1;
}

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