Mangrove Zonation (Tidal Elevation)

  • Red Mangrove Prop Roots (Deep Water)
    #8b0000
  • Black Mangrove Pneumatophores (Mid Tide)
    #2f4f4f
  • White Mangrove (High Tide)
    #f5f5f5
  • Buttonwood (Upland Transition)
    #654321
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Mangrove Zonation (Tidal Elevation) has 4 colors spread across many hues. The lightest color is White Mangrove (High Tide) (#F5F5F5), the darkest Dark Red (#8B0000). Its strongest contrast pair is #8B0000 on #F5F5F5 (9.1:1, WCAG AAA).

Created at 11/14/2026 19:25
The palette consists of Dark, Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Red Mangrove Prop Roots (Deep Water) #8b0000 and Black Mangrove Pneumatophores (Mid Tide) #2f4f4f. Palette has Warm, Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #8B0000 (darkest) to #F5F5F5 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 1 vivid out of 4 colors.

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

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (2 of 4).

HEX codes (sorted): #2F4F4F, #654321, #8B0000, #F5F5F5

Palette Mangrove Zonation (Tidal Elevation) combines 4 color codes:
HEX: #8b0000, RGB: (139, 0, 0); HEX: #2f4f4f, RGB: (47, 79, 79); HEX: #f5f5f5, RGB: (245, 245, 245)
HEX: #654321, RGB: (101, 67, 33)
Simplified version of palette colors
Dark Red, Dark Slate Gray, White Smoke, Shade of Saddle Brown
Color scheme was created by colorslib

Color codes in palette

Mangrove Zonation (Tidal Elevation) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#8b0000#8b0000RGB(139, 0, 0)Red Mangrove Prop Roots (Deep Water)Darkred
#2f4f4f#2f4f4fRGB(47, 79, 79)Black Mangrove Pneumatophores (Mid Tide)Darkslategray
#f5f5f5#f5f5f5RGB(245, 245, 245)White Mangrove (High Tide)Whitesmoke
#654321#654321RGB(101, 67, 33)Buttonwood (Upland Transition)Satoimo Brown

Color Palette Contrast

3 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#8b0000
#2f4f4f
1.12
#8b0000
#654321
1.13
#2f4f4f
#654321
1.01

Image palette Mangrove Zonation (Tidal Elevation) png