Sea Ice Thickness (WMO Nomenclature)

  • Dark Nilas (
    #192835
  • Light Nilas (5-10cm)
    #4b6375
  • Gray Ice (10-15cm)
    #8a9aa5
  • Gray-White Ice (15-30cm)
    #c1cad1
  • First-Year Ice (>30cm)
    #e3eaef
  • Multi-Year Ice Blue
    #87ceeb
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Created at 10/27/2026 18:41
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The palette consists of Dark, Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Dark Nilas ( #192835 and Multi-Year Ice Blue #87ceeb. Palette has Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #192835 (darkest) to #E3EAEF (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 67% of colors are muted.

An analogous palette: its hues sit close together on the color wheel, within about 10°.

Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (5 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #192835, #4B6375, #87CEEB, #8A9AA5, #C1CAD1, #E3EAEF

Palette Sea Ice Thickness (WMO Nomenclature) combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #192835, RGB: (25, 40, 53); HEX: #4b6375, RGB: (75, 99, 117); HEX: #8a9aa5, RGB: (138, 154, 165)
HEX: #c1cad1, RGB: (193, 202, 209); HEX: #e3eaef, RGB: (227, 234, 239); HEX: #87ceeb, RGB: (135, 206, 235)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Midnight Blue, Shade of Dim Gray, Tint of Light Slate Gray, Tint of Silver, Shade of Alice Blue, Sky Blue
Color scheme was created by hex

Color codes in palette

Sea Ice Thickness (WMO Nomenclature) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#192835#192835RGB(25, 40, 53)Dark Nilas (—
#4b6375#4b6375RGB(75, 99, 117)Light Nilas (5-10cm)—
#8a9aa5#8a9aa5RGB(138, 154, 165)Gray Ice (10-15cm)—
#c1cad1#c1cad1RGB(193, 202, 209)Gray-White Ice (15-30cm)—
#e3eaef#e3eaefRGB(227, 234, 239)First-Year Ice (>30cm)—
#87ceeb#87ceebRGB(135, 206, 235)Multi-Year Ice BlueSkyblue

Color Palette Contrast

5 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#8a9aa5
#c1cad1
1.74
#8a9aa5
#87ceeb
1.66
#c1cad1
#e3eaef
1.36
#c1cad1
#87ceeb
1.04
#e3eaef
#87ceeb
1.43

Image palette Sea Ice Thickness (WMO Nomenclature) png