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Pastel Teal Palette

Pastel Teal Palette is a generated palette built from #9FD8D2, #D9A1A6, #A1D9B7, #A1C2D9. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Pastel Teal Palette combines primary #9FD8D2, secondary #D9A1A6, surface #A1D9B7, background #A1C2D9, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#9FD8D2Pastel Teal
Secondary#D9A1A6#D9A1A6
Surface#A1D9B7#A1D9B7
Background#A1C2D9#A1C2D9
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pastel-teal-primary: #9FD8D2;
--palette-pastel-teal-secondary: #D9A1A6;
--palette-pastel-teal-surface: #A1D9B7;
--palette-pastel-teal-background: #A1C2D9;
--palette-pastel-teal-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#9FD8D2
Black 13.23:1 · White 1.59:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D9A1A6
Black 9.6:1 · White 2.19:1
Best #000000
Surface#A1D9B7
Black 13.12:1 · White 1.6:1
Best #000000
Background#A1C2D9
Black 11.23:1 · White 1.87:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Pastel Teal Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Pastel Teal Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6114
Black text13.23:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#9FD8D2",
    "name": "Pastel Teal"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D9A1A6",
    "name": "#D9A1A6"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A1D9B7",
    "name": "#A1D9B7"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A1C2D9",
    "name": "#A1C2D9"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#9FD8D2",
    "name": "Pastel Teal",
    "blackContrast": 13.23,
    "whiteContrast": 1.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D9A1A6",
    "name": "#D9A1A6",
    "blackContrast": 9.6,
    "whiteContrast": 2.19,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A1D9B7",
    "name": "#A1D9B7",
    "blackContrast": 13.12,
    "whiteContrast": 1.6,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A1C2D9",
    "name": "#A1C2D9",
    "blackContrast": 11.23,
    "whiteContrast": 1.87,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pastel teal palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pastel-teal-primary: #9FD8D2;\n--palette-pastel-teal-secondary: #D9A1A6;\n--palette-pastel-teal-surface: #A1D9B7;\n--palette-pastel-teal-background: #A1C2D9;\n--palette-pastel-teal-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-teal",
  "name": "Pastel Teal Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pastel-teal",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pastel Teal, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pastel Teal Palette combines primary #9FD8D2, secondary #D9A1A6, surface #A1D9B7, background #A1C2D9, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "pastel teal palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
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      "hex": "#9FD8D2",
      "slug": "pastel-teal",
      "name": "Pastel Teal",
      "rgb": [
        159,
        216,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        174,
        42,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        26,
        0,
        3,
        15
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6114,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.23,
        "white": 1.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-teal/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D9A1A6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D9A1A6",
      "rgb": [
        217,
        161,
        166
      ],
      "hsl": [
        355,
        42,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        26,
        24,
        15
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4299,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.6,
        "white": 2.19
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/d9a1a6/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A1D9B7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A1D9B7",
      "rgb": [
        161,
        217,
        183
      ],
      "hsl": [
        144,
        42,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        26,
        0,
        16,
        15
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6062,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.12,
        "white": 1.6
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/a1d9b7/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A1C2D9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A1C2D9",
      "rgb": [
        161,
        194,
        217
      ],
      "hsl": [
        205,
        42,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        26,
        11,
        0,
        15
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5117,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.23,
        "white": 1.87
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/a1c2d9/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9FD8D2",
      "name": "Pastel Teal"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D9A1A6",
      "name": "#D9A1A6"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A1D9B7",
      "name": "#A1D9B7"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A1C2D9",
      "name": "#A1C2D9"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9FD8D2",
      "name": "Pastel Teal",
      "blackContrast": 13.23,
      "whiteContrast": 1.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D9A1A6",
      "name": "#D9A1A6",
      "blackContrast": 9.6,
      "whiteContrast": 2.19,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A1D9B7",
      "name": "#A1D9B7",
      "blackContrast": 13.12,
      "whiteContrast": 1.6,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A1C2D9",
      "name": "#A1C2D9",
      "blackContrast": 11.23,
      "whiteContrast": 1.87,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pastel-teal-primary: #9FD8D2;\n--palette-pastel-teal-secondary: #D9A1A6;\n--palette-pastel-teal-surface: #A1D9B7;\n--palette-pastel-teal-background: #A1C2D9;\n--palette-pastel-teal-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-teal.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pastel-teal/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-teal.json"
}
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