Kiln Teal

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10 color roles

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Primary primary

Brand color, mapped to the CSS variable --color-primary

#1f5f5brgb(31, 95, 91)hsl(176.3, 50.8%, 24.7%)

Primary hover primaryHover

Hover state: --color-primary-hover

#174a47rgb(23, 74, 71)hsl(176.5, 52.6%, 19%)

Primary active primaryActive

Pressed state: --color-primary-active

#0f3a38rgb(15, 58, 56)hsl(177.2, 58.9%, 14.3%)

Text main textMain

Body text: --color-text-main

#2a2622rgb(42, 38, 34)hsl(30, 10.5%, 14.9%)

Text sub textSub

Secondary text: --color-text-sub

#6b625argb(107, 98, 90)hsl(28.2, 8.6%, 38.6%)

Background bg

Page background: --color-bg

#f6f1e8rgb(246, 241, 232)hsl(38.6, 43.8%, 93.7%)

Surface surface

Card and panel background: --color-surface

#efe7dargb(239, 231, 218)hsl(37.1, 39.6%, 89.6%)

Border border

Dividers and outlines: --color-border

#dcd0bergb(220, 208, 190)hsl(36, 30%, 80.4%)

Link link

Link color: --color-link

#16504crgb(22, 80, 76)hsl(175.9, 56.9%, 20%)

Accent accent

Highlight color: --color-accent

#d97757rgb(217, 119, 87)hsl(14.8, 63.1%, 59.6%)

How to use it

Written by hand for the hue family and lightness of this palette, not assembled from a template.

This palette's lead color is deep and carries weight — suited to dark themes, or interfaces that need to feel professional and steady.

Good forA good neutral lead for data visualisation, letting the data carry its own colors.

Use with careToo weak a teal reads as indecisive — let a support color supply the character.

Pairs withReliable with deep blue and graphite gray; a little warm orange wakes it up.

Hue family: Teal

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Card oneSecondary copy, used to check contrast against WCAG.

Card twoAccent color for highlights — keep it a step away from the brand color.

Card threeNeutral text carries body copy, the most frequently used color.

Accessibility contrast check

Calculated to WCAG 2.1. AA is the accessibility baseline, AAA the enhanced level.

Foreground / background	Ratio	Body text	Large text
Body text / page background	13.34:1	AAA	AAA
Body text / card background	12.23:1	AAA	AAA
Brand color / page background	6.56:1	AAA	AAA

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CSS variables

:root {
  --color-primary: #1f5f5b; /* Primary */
  --color-primaryHover: #174a47; /* Primary hover */
  --color-primaryActive: #0f3a38; /* Primary active */
  --color-textMain: #2a2622; /* Text main */
  --color-textSub: #6b625a; /* Text sub */
  --color-bg: #f6f1e8; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #efe7da; /* Surface */
  --color-border: #dcd0be; /* Border */
  --color-link: #16504c; /* Link */
  --color-accent: #d97757; /* Accent */
}

SCSS variables

$color-primary: #1f5f5b; // Primary
$color-primaryHover: #174a47; // Primary hover
$color-primaryActive: #0f3a38; // Primary active
$color-textMain: #2a2622; // Text main
$color-textSub: #6b625a; // Text sub
$color-bg: #f6f1e8; // Background
$color-surface: #efe7da; // Surface
$color-border: #dcd0be; // Border
$color-link: #16504c; // Link
$color-accent: #d97757; // Accent

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js: Kiln Teal
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'primary': '#1f5f5b',
        'primaryHover': '#174a47',
        'primaryActive': '#0f3a38',
        'textMain': '#2a2622',
        'textSub': '#6b625a',
        'bg': '#f6f1e8',
        'surface': '#efe7da',
        'border': '#dcd0be',
        'link': '#16504c',
        'accent': '#d97757',
      },
    },
  },
};

Machine-readable JSON

{
  "name": "Kiln Teal",
  "platform": "web",
  "tags": [
    "Natural",
    "Muted gray",
    "Low saturation"
  ],
  "advice": {
    "family": "Teal",
    "depth": "This palette's lead color is deep and carries weight — suited to dark themes, or interfaces that need to feel professional and steady.",
    "muted": null,
    "suit": "A good neutral lead for data visualisation, letting the data carry its own colors.",
    "avoid": "Too weak a teal reads as indecisive — let a support color supply the character.",
    "pair": "Reliable with deep blue and graphite gray; a little warm orange wakes it up."
  },
  "roles": {
    "primary": "#1F5F5B",
    "primaryHover": "#174A47",
    "primaryActive": "#0F3A38",
    "textMain": "#2A2622",
    "textSub": "#6B625A",
    "bg": "#F6F1E8",
    "surface": "#EFE7DA",
    "border": "#DCD0BE",
    "link": "#16504c",
    "accent": "#D97757"
  },
  "contrast": {
    "textOnBg": {
      "ratio": 13.34,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "primaryOnBg": {
      "ratio": 6.56,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "textOnSurface": {
      "ratio": 12.23,
      "level": "AAA"
    }
  }
}