Ocean Acidification Gradient

Created at 10/25/2026 08:26

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Alkaline Blue #347c9a and Severe #c1784c. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #914143 (darkest) to #9BA65B (lightest). The lightness range is relatively narrow.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 38% across the palette.

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

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (3 warm, 3 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #347C9A, #4C9E9C, #6DAA86, #914143, #9BA65B, #C1784C

Palette Ocean Acidification Gradient combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #347c9a, RGB: (52, 124, 154); HEX: #4c9e9c, RGB: (76, 158, 156); HEX: #6daa86, RGB: (109, 170, 134)

HEX: #9ba65b, RGB: (155, 166, 91); HEX: #c1784c, RGB: (193, 120, 76); HEX: #914143, RGB: (145, 65, 67)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Steel Blue, Shade of Cadet Blue, Shade of Dark Sea Green, Shade of Dark Khaki, Tint of Chocolate, Tint of Brown

Color scheme was created by palettespicker

Color codes in palette

Ocean Acidification Gradient color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#347c9a	#347c9a	RGB(52, 124, 154)	Alkaline Blue	—
#4c9e9c	#4c9e9c	RGB(76, 158, 156)	Normal Ocean	—
#6daa86	#6daa86	RGB(109, 170, 134)	Mild Acidification	—
#9ba65b	#9ba65b	RGB(155, 166, 91)	Moderate	—
#c1784c	#c1784c	RGB(193, 120, 76)	Severe	—
#914143	#914143	RGB(145, 65, 67)	Extreme	—

12 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.