Gummy Dolphins

#06a9ca

Saturated teal-cyan for playful charts and UI accents

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About Gummy Dolphins

Gummy Dolphins is what happens when you want cyan's brightness without its nervous energy. It's saturated enough to land, but it's got warmth running underneath that keeps it from feeling sterile. This is the blue-green that actually looks intentional on screen instead of like you settled for something in between.

Use it in health dashboards, fintech platforms, and product interfaces where you need a primary accent that feels approachable without being diluted. Active buttons, key data highlights, prominent links, the kind of UI work that needs to pull attention without demanding it. It sits warmer than (which knows its job is support) and brighter than (which leans into gravitas). Gummy Dolphins just works harder without the attitude.

On cooler monitors it'll stay clean and readable. On warmer displays it might drift slightly teal, which honestly just softens the mood. The real thing to watch: test it early against your actual backgrounds and text colors. This one's specific enough that pairing makes all the difference.

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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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2.79:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.56:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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6.36:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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7.54:1AAA

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