Electric Raspberry Umbra
Electric Raspberry Umbra: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #A3CDCA, #7BB7B8, #719A9B, #5D8D8F, #B73255. Crisp, modern and high-energy; best contrast 3.37:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.37:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Wave#A3CDCA
A light, muted teal (Wave) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Castaway#7BB7B8
A light, muted teal (Castaway) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Yucca#719A9B
A medium, muted teal (Yucca) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gothic#5D8D8F
A medium, muted blue (Gothic) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dry Rose#B73255
A medium, vivid red (Dry Rose) that brings a bold, confident accent. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.83:1Good 3/5
- On black12.14:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Background | #A3CDCA | 82% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Primary | #7BB7B8 | 74% |
| ≈ Mint | Surface | #719A9B | 66% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #5D8D8F | 61% |
| ≈ Raspberry | Text | #B73255 | 53% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1216 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #a3cdca;
--color-surface: #719a9b;
--color-primary: #7bb7b8;
--color-accent: #5d8d8f;
--color-text: #2a1216;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #a3cdca;
--color-surface: #719a9b;
--color-primary: #7bb7b8;
--color-accent: #5d8d8f;
--color-ink: #2a1216;
}
About this palette
Electric Raspberry Umbra is palette number 17,633 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Raspberry (#B73255), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as crisp, modern and high-energy. Its colors run from Silver (#A3CDCA) at the light end to Raspberry (#B73255) at the dark end, covering 53% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #A3CDCA: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
2. ≈ Turquoise #7BB7B8: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
3. ≈ Mint #719A9B: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
4. ≈ Teal #5D8D8F: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
5. ≈ Raspberry #B73255: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.17, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal and rose families, spread across 189 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 4 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.075 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel crisp, modern and high-energy.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#A3CDCA) with Raspberry (#B73255) at a contrast ratio of 3.37:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#A3CDCA), so this page suggests #2A1216 for text, a darkened Raspberry that reaches 10.14:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #719A9B and #5D8D8F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #719A9B and #5D8D8F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #719A9B and #5D8D8F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #A3CDCA as the background, #719A9B for cards and surfaces, #7BB7B8 as the primary brand color, #5D8D8F as the accent, and #2A1216 for text (a computed darker shade of Raspberry, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Electric Raspberry Umbra accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.37:1 (#A3CDCA on #B73255). 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 (#7BB7B8) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a crisp, modern and high-energy feel works well.