Accessible Data Viz Palette

  • Axis Red
    #d7263d
  • Gridline White
    #f9f9f9
  • Tick Charcoal
    #2c2c2c
  • Bar Lime
    #a1ef8b
  • Pie Aqua
    #7ed6df
  • Tooltip Gold
    #ffd93d
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Accessible Data Viz Palette has 6 colors spread across many hues. The lightest color is Gridline White (#F9F9F9), the darkest Tick Charcoal (#2C2C2C). Its strongest contrast pair is #2C2C2C on #F9F9F9 (13.2:1, WCAG AAA).

Created at 07/08/2025 08:17
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light, Dark colors. Accent colors Pie Aqua #7ed6df and Tooltip Gold #ffd93d. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #2C2C2C (darkest) to #F9F9F9 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 67% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (2 warm, 2 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #2C2C2C, #7ED6DF, #A1EF8B, #D7263D, #F9F9F9, #FFD93D

Palette Accessible Data Viz Palette combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #d7263d, RGB: (215, 38, 61); HEX: #f9f9f9, RGB: (249, 249, 249); HEX: #2c2c2c, RGB: (44, 44, 44)
HEX: #a1ef8b, RGB: (161, 239, 139); HEX: #7ed6df, RGB: (126, 214, 223); HEX: #ffd93d, RGB: (255, 217, 61)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Crimson, Tint of White Smoke, Tint of Black, Tint of Light Green, Shade of Powder Blue, Tint of Gold
Color scheme was created by palettespicker

Color codes in palette

Accessible Data Viz Palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#d7263d#d7263dRGB(215, 38, 61)Axis Red—
#f9f9f9#f9f9f9RGB(249, 249, 249)Gridline WhiteDoctor
#2c2c2c#2c2c2cRGB(44, 44, 44)Tick Charcoal—
#a1ef8b#a1ef8bRGB(161, 239, 139)Bar Lime—
#7ed6df#7ed6dfRGB(126, 214, 223)Pie Aqua—
#ffd93d#ffd93dRGB(255, 217, 61)Tooltip Gold—

Color Palette Contrast

6 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#f9f9f9
#a1ef8b
1.3
#f9f9f9
#7ed6df
1.58
#f9f9f9
#ffd93d
1.3
#a1ef8b
#7ed6df
1.21
#a1ef8b
#ffd93d
1
#7ed6df
#ffd93d
1.21

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