Weathered Teal Quarry
Weathered Teal Quarry: a muted split complementary palette of #B6DAD8, #79BAC2, #A08396, #986C59, #2F6F62. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.92:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, pink, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.92:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Antiguan#B6DAD8
A very light, muted teal (Antiguan) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cuttlefish#79BAC2
A light, muted teal (Cuttlefish) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#A08396
A medium, muted purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Leather#986C59
A medium, muted brown (Leather) that brings natural comfort. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Nordic Forest#2F6F62
A medium, muted teal (Nordic Forest) that brings a coastal freshness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.88:1Good 3/5
- On black14.00:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 | #B6DAD8 | 86% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Primary | #79BAC2 | 75% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #A08396 | 64% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Accent | #986C59 | 57% |
| ≈ Teal | Text | #2F6F62 | 50% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #b6dad8;
--color-surface: #a08396;
--color-primary: #79bac2;
--color-accent: #986c59;
--color-text: #00201b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #b6dad8;
--color-surface: #a08396;
--color-primary: #79bac2;
--color-accent: #986c59;
--color-ink: #00201b;
}
About this palette
Weathered Teal Quarry is palette number 14,998,618 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#2F6F62), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#B6DAD8) at the light end to Teal (#2F6F62) at the dark end, covering 50% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #B6DAD8: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Turquoise #79BAC2: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
3. ≈ Taupe #A08396: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
4. ≈ Terracotta #986C59: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
5. ≈ Teal #2F6F62: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 50% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, cyan, magenta and red families, spread across 295 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 0.056 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 (#B6DAD8) with Teal (#2F6F62) at a contrast ratio of 3.92:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#B6DAD8), so this page suggests #00201B for text, a darkened Teal that reaches 11.46:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #986C59 and #2F6F62 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #B6DAD8 as the background, #A08396 for cards and surfaces, #79BAC2 as the primary brand color, #986C59 as the accent, and #00201B for text (a computed darker shade of Teal, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Weathered Teal Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.92:1 (#B6DAD8 on #2F6F62). 0 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?
Turquoise (#79BAC2) 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.