Lively Pink Kettle
Lively Pink Kettle: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #4C766E, #458A7B, #5AA194, #8AB6AD, #FCB1B6. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 2.93:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.93:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Tropical Rain#4C766E
A medium, muted teal (Tropical Rain) that brings a coastal freshness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Highlands#458A7B
A medium, muted teal (Highlands) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Paradise Island#5AA194
A medium, muted teal (Paradise Island) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Treetop#8AB6AD
A light, muted teal (Treetop) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Bud#FCB1B6
A light, moderately saturated pink (Peach Bud) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.09:1Good 3/5
- On black12.10:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Teal | Text | #4C766E | 53% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #458A7B | 58% |
| ≈ Mint | Primary | #5AA194 | 66% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #8AB6AD | 74% |
| ≈ Pink | Background | #FCB1B6 | 83% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fcb1b6;
--color-surface: #8ab6ad;
--color-primary: #5aa194;
--color-accent: #458a7b;
--color-text: #00201c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fcb1b6;
--color-surface: #8ab6ad;
--color-primary: #5aa194;
--color-accent: #458a7b;
--color-ink: #00201c;
}
About this palette
Lively Pink Kettle is palette number 3,353 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 Pink (#FCB1B6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Pink (#FCB1B6) at the light end to Teal (#4C766E) at the dark end, covering 53% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Teal #4C766E: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
2. ≈ Teal #458A7B: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
3. ≈ Mint #5AA194: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Ash #8AB6AD: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
5. ≈ Pink #FCB1B6: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.088.
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 166 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 temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.067 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 lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Teal (#4C766E) with Pink (#FCB1B6) at a contrast ratio of 2.93:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FCB1B6), so this page suggests #00201C for text, a darkened Teal that reaches 9.89:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #8AB6AD and #FCB1B6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FCB1B6 as the background, #8AB6AD for cards and surfaces, #5AA194 as the primary brand color, #458A7B as the accent, and #00201C 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.
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 Lively Pink Kettle accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.93:1 (#4C766E on #FCB1B6). 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?
Mint (#5AA194) 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 lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.