Wakame Green

#00656e

Saturated sea-teal for grounded, data-dense panels

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About Wakame Green

Wakame Green looks like sea glass that's been handled a lot, not freshly tumbled. It's a blue-green that stays calm, with a slightly deeper, cooler undertone than the more straightforward , and less "split" between notes than or . Where the others feel like they're hovering between blue and teal, Wakame Green locks in as clean, grounded teal-leaning green.

For UI, I use it when I want the one you reach for for highlights that won't wander. It works well in healthcare dashboards and onboarding flows where you need attention without the aggressive punch of saturated neighbors. Compared to , it has more green pigment in the mix, so it reads richer on real content. Compared to , it's cooler and less glassy, so it doesn't shift as noticeably toward blue-green on different displays.

One quirk: on very warm monitors it can feel a touch darker, so pair it with crisp light grays and test any thin text states early.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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6.80:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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6.24:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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2.60:1Fail

On Black #000000

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3.09:1FailAA Large

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