Dusty Teal Cove
Dusty Teal Cove: a muted tetradic palette of #C9C0FD, #D09995, #9A9B7A, #1F8187, #744968. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.29:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, red, yellow, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.29:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Innocent Snowdrop#C9C0FD
A light, moderately saturated purple (Innocent Snowdrop) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Rosetti#D09995
A light, muted pink (Rosetti) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fennelly#9A9B7A
A medium, muted yellow (Fennelly) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Jade Jewel#1F8187
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Jade Jewel) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Hibernation#744968
A medium, muted pink (Hibernation) that brings gentle playfulness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.25:1Very good 4/5
- On black12.44:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #C9C0FD | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #D09995 | 73% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #9A9B7A | 68% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #1F8187 | 55% |
| ≈ Plum | Text | #744968 | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #261321 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #c9c0fd;
--color-surface: #9a9b7a;
--color-primary: #1f8187;
--color-accent: #d09995;
--color-text: #261321;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #c9c0fd;
--color-surface: #9a9b7a;
--color-primary: #1f8187;
--color-accent: #d09995;
--color-ink: #261321;
}
About this palette
Dusty Teal Cove is palette number 4,074 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#1F8187), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Mauve (#C9C0FD) at the light end to Plum (#744968) at the dark end, covering 47% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Mauve #C9C0FD: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.085.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #D09995: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
3. ≈ Taupe #9A9B7A: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
4. ≈ Teal #1F8187: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.086.
5. ≈ Plum #744968: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet, red, yellow, cyan and magenta families, spread across 314 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.071 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Mauve (#C9C0FD) with Plum (#744968) at a contrast ratio of 4.29:1, 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 (#C9C0FD), so this page suggests #261321 for text, a darkened Plum that reaches 10.38:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D09995 and #9A9B7A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #C9C0FD as the background, #9A9B7A for cards and surfaces, #1F8187 as the primary brand color, #D09995 as the accent, and #261321 for text (a computed darker shade of Plum, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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 Cove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.29:1 (#C9C0FD on #744968). 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?
Teal (#1F8187) 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.