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SEAFOAM8

SEAFOAM8

8-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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SEAFOAM8

8-color palette · Cool temperature · Mixed tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Muted 8 colors Cool Mixed Monochromatic blue 8color retro grey
Likes 18
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-muted-1: #C8C8C8;
  --c-muted-2: #A7A7A7;
  --c-muted-3: #787878;
  --c-muted-4: #383838;
  --c-muted-5: #BAC8C8;
  --c-muted-6: #98A7AF;
  --c-muted-7: #6D7883;
  --c-muted-8: #323F4D;
}

About this palette

This 8-color muted palette runs from Brushed Metal (#C8C8C8) as its lightest tone to Lacquered Liquorice (#383838) as its darkest. It blends Brushed Metal, Moon Landing, Westchester Grey, Lacquered Liquorice, Oceanic Climate, Nor’wester, Lunar Shadow and Deepsea Core into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #C8C8C8 on #383838 at 7.01:1.

A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.

Color breakdown

Brushed Metal #C8C8C8
RGB
rgb(200, 200, 200)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 78%)
Luminance
0.578
Moon Landing #A7A7A7
RGB
rgb(167, 167, 167)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 65%)
Luminance
0.386
Westchester Grey #787878
RGB
rgb(120, 120, 120)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 47%)
Luminance
0.188
Lacquered Liquorice #383838
RGB
rgb(56, 56, 56)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 22%)
Luminance
0.040
Oceanic Climate #BAC8C8
RGB
rgb(186, 200, 200)
HSL
hsl(180, 11%, 76%)
Luminance
0.559
Nor’wester #98A7AF
RGB
rgb(152, 167, 175)
HSL
hsl(201, 13%, 64%)
Luminance
0.374
Lunar Shadow #6D7883
RGB
rgb(109, 120, 131)
HSL
hsl(210, 9%, 47%)
Luminance
0.183
Deepsea Core #323F4D
RGB
rgb(50, 63, 77)
HSL
hsl(211, 21%, 25%)
Luminance
0.048

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #C8C8C8 on #383838 7.01:1 AAA
Aa #383838 on #BAC8C8 6.80:1 AA
Aa #C8C8C8 on #323F4D 6.42:1 AA
Aa #BAC8C8 on #323F4D 6.24:1 AA
Aa #A7A7A7 on #383838 4.87:1 AA
Aa #383838 on #98A7AF 4.74:1 AA
Aa #A7A7A7 on #323F4D 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #98A7AF on #323F4D 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #C8C8C8 on #6D7883 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #787878 on #383838 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #C8C8C8 on #787878 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #BAC8C8 on #6D7883 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #383838 on #6D7883 2.60:1 Fail
Aa #787878 on #BAC8C8 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #787878 on #323F4D 2.43:1 Fail
Aa #6D7883 on #323F4D 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #A7A7A7 on #6D7883 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #A7A7A7 on #787878 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #98A7AF on #6D7883 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #787878 on #98A7AF 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #C8C8C8 on #98A7AF 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #C8C8C8 on #A7A7A7 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #BAC8C8 on #98A7AF 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #A7A7A7 on #BAC8C8 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #383838 on #323F4D 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #C8C8C8 on #BAC8C8 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #A7A7A7 on #98A7AF 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #787878 on #6D7883 1.02:1 Fail

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