Aquamarine Color Palette
Aquamarine Color Palette built around #7FFFD4, a light neutral green anchor (WCAG contrast 1.22:1 against white). The set combines a light tint + a deep shade + a softened complement + a neutral ground so any palette position has a text-safe pairing.
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #CCFFED | |
| surface | #7FFFD4 | |
| text | #258166 | |
| text-muted | #E29CB3 | |
| primary | #7FFFD4 | |
| secondary | #E29CB3 | |
| accent | #70DDB8 |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #ccffed;
--surface: #7fffd4;
--text: #258166;
--text-muted: #e29cb3;
--primary: #7fffd4;
--secondary: #e29cb3;
--accent: #70ddb8;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #7FFFD4 | #CCFFED | #258166 | #E29CB3 | #70DDB8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7FFFD4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| #CCFFED | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| #258166 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| #E29CB3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| #70DDB8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
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FAQ
How do I use the aquamarine color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #7FFFD4, #CCFFED, #258166, #E29CB3, #70DDB8.
Do these colors pass accessibility checks?
See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.