Dusty Teal Quarry
Dusty Teal Quarry: a muted triadic palette of #AED2D1, #B8A4C1, #A69480, #4D8589, #645064. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.50:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, orange, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.50:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Clear Water#AED2D1
A light, muted teal (Clear Water) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Novel Lilac#B8A4C1
A light, muted pink (Novel Lilac) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cocoloco#A69480
A medium, muted orange (Cocoloco) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Paradiso#4D8589
A medium, muted teal (Paradiso) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fedora#645064
A medium, muted gray (Fedora) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.30:1Very good 4/5
- On black12.93:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #AED2D1 | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Surface | #B8A4C1 | 75% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #A69480 | 68% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #4D8589 | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #645064 | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #aed2d1;
--color-surface: #b8a4c1;
--color-primary: #4d8589;
--color-accent: #a69480;
--color-text: #645064;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #aed2d1;
--color-surface: #b8a4c1;
--color-primary: #4d8589;
--color-accent: #a69480;
--color-ink: #645064;
}
About this palette
Dusty Teal Quarry is palette number 12,186 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#4D8589), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#AED2D1) at the light end to Slate (#645064) at the dark end, covering 46% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #AED2D1: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #B8A4C1: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
3. ≈ Taupe #A69480: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
4. ≈ Teal #4D8589: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
5. ≈ Slate #645064: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, magenta, orange and cyan families, spread across 256 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.044 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#AED2D1) with Slate (#645064) at a contrast ratio of 4.50:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Powder Blue background (#AED2D1), #645064 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Slate text color (#645064), #AED2D1 reach AA contrast.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #AED2D1 as the background, #B8A4C1 for cards and surfaces, #4D8589 as the primary brand color, #A69480 as the accent, and #645064 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
Typical uses for a muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dusty Teal Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.50:1 (#AED2D1 on #645064). 1 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Teal (#4D8589) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.