Pastel Turquoise
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Softer, greener teal tint for airy panels
About Pastel Turquoise
Pastel Turquoise looks like the edge of sea glass under a bright, overcast sky. It's noticeably softer than the teals around it, with a milky, light wash that keeps it from ever feeling like a full-on accent. Compared to Continental Waters, it's lighter and less saturated, so it won't try to anchor a layout the way that more grounded teal does.
What I reach for is Pastel Turquoise when I need a cool-blue surface that stays gentle: dashboards and health interfaces, card backgrounds in fintech flows, and form panels where you want clarity without "color punch." It also reads distinctly bluer than Cyantific, which stays bolder and more cyan-forward. Pair it with slate or charcoal copy and you'll get that quiet, organized feel.
Quirk: on very warm displays it can shift slightly toward a greener tint, so don't assume it will behave exactly like Continental Waters in the same spacing and contrast setup.
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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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