Seaborn
#85c2b2
Soft, balanced teal blue for calmer panels
About Seaborn
Seaborn reads like a bright sea-glass wash that stays distinctly blue, not teal-minty like Celadon Porcelain's edge or Mintnight's greener chill. Compared with Bevelled Glass, it holds a cleaner, more lifted lightness and a slightly higher clarity, so the color feels current rather than softened.
I use it for card headers, table striping, and step-by-step progress UI where you want the interface to feel airy but still "anchored" to blue. It works in health dashboards, wearable companion apps, and telehealth portals when the accents need to look crisp next to charcoal type. It's also a solid choice for media thumbnails and editorial sidebars that need a cool tint without going muted.
One quirk: if you drop Seaborn onto very warm surfaces, it can feel a bit more assertive than Mintnight, so I'll pair it with neutral grays that don't lean yellow and keep the saturation of adjacent accents restrained.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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