Macau

#46c299

Softer aqua-green mint for lighter Blue accents

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About Macau

Macau reads like a shallow pool of green-leaning blue taken indoors under neutral light. Compared to Mermaid's , it's more saturated and a touch more present, not as cushioned. Compared to , it trades that brighter, warmer lift for a cooler, more settled teal that doesn't feel as "alive." And next to , it stays deeper and richer instead of pushing upward into a friendlier, higher-lightness tone.

I use Macau for blue-family UI where you want clarity with momentum, especially in dashboards and finance apps that need status blocks and table highlights to feel current, not loud. It works great for category pills, live metric callouts, and progress indicators in healthcare and fintech screens where the background is already busy. Pair it with dark charcoal type and cool grays so the green tint stays controlled.

Quirk: if your UI already leans green, Macau can start looking closer to that lane, so keep an eye on how it behaves beside your greens and your off-whites. This is the one you reach for when you need teal energy without the brighter cousins stealing attention.

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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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2.23:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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7.96:1AAA

On Black #000000

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9.44:1AAA

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