Ninja Turtle
#94b1a9
Soft blue-green with cooler teal hush, sharper than lichen
About Ninja Turtle
Ninja Turtle sits in that familiar green-blue lane, but this one lands a little deeper and more grounded than the softer mints around it. It has a cooler undertone than Lichen, yet it doesn't carry Beau Monde's extra warmth. Compared to Mintnight, it feels less airy and more saturated, like the tint was adjusted for daylight rather than screen glow.
I use it for primary-to-attention UI moments where you still want calm, like status chips, live callouts, and map markers in healthcare scheduling systems. It works well across dashboards and finance apps, especially for hover states and focused card fills that need to read as "active" without tipping into the gray drift you can get from Lichen. Pair it with charcoal text and clean, neutral panels so the shade stays the main character.
Quirk: on very bright whites, it can look heavier than Mintnight, so let your supporting grays stay slightly cooler and keep borders thin.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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