Myrtle

#21421e

Mellow myrtle green for balanced, soft UI accents

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About Myrtle

On a shop-floor label, Myrtle reads like cultivated leaf rather than wild forest. It's a mid-depth green with a controlled, slightly gray cast, so it doesn't go either too sharp like or too dark and liquid like .

What makes it different from is the temperature and feel: Myrtle leans a touch warmer and looks more like fresh dye than cool, workroom cloth. I use it for settings and status states in plant ops portals, agritech and greenhouse dashboards, and admin screens for utilities where "go" needs to feel alive, not industrial. It also holds up well for data legend fills, table row highlights, and section headers in product UIs that sit on light layouts. Pair it with soft off-whites and muted stone grays so the warmth stays intentional, not muddy.

One quirk: next to high-chroma accents, Myrtle can look modest, so consider reserving it for headings and meaningful states, not dense decorative fills.

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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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11.27:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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10.34:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

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1.57:1Fail

On Black #000000

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1.86:1Fail

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