Tinta Twilight Zone
4-color mesh gradient
Twilight Zone is a 4-color CSS mesh gradient built from #1E293B, #334155, #475569, and #64748B. It reads as neutral and dark. White text on it keeps at least 4.76:1 at its weakest point — enough for WCAG AA body text.
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Each color as a 50–950 ramp, like Tailwind's built-in palettes — ready for a design system. The ringed step is closest to the original color.
#1e293b
#334155
#475569
#64748b
@theme {
--color-twilight-zone-1-50: #F5F7FB;
--color-twilight-zone-1-100: #E8ECF3;
--color-twilight-zone-1-200: #D4DBE7;
--color-twilight-zone-1-300: #B9C4D6;
--color-twilight-zone-1-400: #98A5BC;
--color-twilight-zone-1-500: #7D8CA3;
--color-twilight-zone-1-600: #66748A;
--color-twilight-zone-1-700: #515D70;
--color-twilight-zone-1-800: #404A5A;
--color-twilight-zone-1-900: #323A47;
--color-twilight-zone-1-950: #1E242E;
}
@theme {
--color-twilight-zone-2-50: #F5F8FB;
--color-twilight-zone-2-100: #E8ECF3;
--color-twilight-zone-2-200: #D3DBE7;
--color-twilight-zone-2-300: #B8C4D6;
--color-twilight-zone-2-400: #97A6BC;
--color-twilight-zone-2-500: #7C8CA3;
--color-twilight-zone-2-600: #65748A;
--color-twilight-zone-2-700: #505D70;
--color-twilight-zone-2-800: #3F4A5A;
--color-twilight-zone-2-900: #313A47;
--color-twilight-zone-2-950: #1E242E;
}
@theme {
--color-twilight-zone-3-50: #F5F8FB;
--color-twilight-zone-3-100: #E8ECF3;
--color-twilight-zone-3-200: #D3DBE7;
--color-twilight-zone-3-300: #B8C4D6;
--color-twilight-zone-3-400: #97A6BC;
--color-twilight-zone-3-500: #7C8CA3;
--color-twilight-zone-3-600: #65748A;
--color-twilight-zone-3-700: #505D70;
--color-twilight-zone-3-800: #3F4A5A;
--color-twilight-zone-3-900: #313A47;
--color-twilight-zone-3-950: #1E242E;
}
@theme {
--color-twilight-zone-4-50: #F5F8FB;
--color-twilight-zone-4-100: #E8ECF3;
--color-twilight-zone-4-200: #D3DBE7;
--color-twilight-zone-4-300: #B8C4D6;
--color-twilight-zone-4-400: #96A6BC;
--color-twilight-zone-4-500: #7B8CA4;
--color-twilight-zone-4-600: #65748A;
--color-twilight-zone-4-700: #505D71;
--color-twilight-zone-4-800: #3F4A5A;
--color-twilight-zone-4-900: #313A47;
--color-twilight-zone-4-950: #1E242E;
}Light & dark theme
This palette as semantic tokens for a real interface, in both modes. Text, muted text and button labels are adjusted until they pass WCAG AA.
Light
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:root {
--background: #F8FAFD;
--surface: #F1F4F8;
--text: #171B20;
--muted: #5F636A;
--border: #DADEE5;
--primary: #64748B;
--primary-foreground: #FAFAF9;
--accent: #334257;
--accent-foreground: #FAFAF9;
}
.dark {
--background: #0D1014;
--surface: #161A1F;
--text: #EAEFF7;
--muted: #A0A5AC;
--border: #303338;
--primary: #899AB2;
--primary-foreground: #1C1917;
--accent: #8FA0B8;
--accent-foreground: #1C1917;
}Contrast checker
Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. 0 of 12 palette combinations are readable as body text. White and near-black text are included for comparison.
| Text ↓ / Bg → | #1E293B | #334155 | #475569 | #64748B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1E293B | Same color | 1.4Fail | 1.9Fail | 3.1AA18 |
| #334155 | 1.4Fail | Same color | 1.4Fail | 2.2Fail |
| #475569 | 1.9Fail | 1.4Fail | Same color | 1.6Fail |
| #64748B | 3.1AA18 | 2.2Fail | 1.6Fail | Same color |
| White | 14.6AAA | 10.4AAA | 7.6AAA | 4.8AA |
| Near-black | 1.2Fail | 1.7Fail | 2.3Fail | 3.7AA18 |
AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only
Text that works on each color
- White on #1E293B · 14.6:1
- White on #334155 · 10.4:1
- White on #475569 · 7.6:1
- White on #64748B · 4.8:1
Suggested fixes for 12 failing pairs
The nearest shade of the text color that passes AA (4.5:1), keeping its hue. Click one to copy it.
Color blindness check
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.
No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.
What are the HEX, RGB, and HSL values for Twilight Zone?
Every color in this 4-color set, with its contrast ratio against white and black.
| Color | Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | On white | On black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1E293B | Navy Blue | #1E293B | 30, 41, 59 | 217°, 33%, 17% | 14.63:1 | 1.44:1 |
| #334155 | Charcoal Blue | #334155 | 51, 65, 85 | 215°, 25%, 27% | 10.35:1 | 2.03:1 |
| #475569 | Slate Blue Gray | #475569 | 71, 85, 105 | 215°, 19%, 35% | 7.58:1 | 2.77:1 |
| #64748B | Slate | #64748B | 100, 116, 139 | 215°, 16%, 47% | 4.76:1 | 4.41:1 |
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