Open Color textile direction

Open Teal Contrast Weave textile color palette

A practical teal accent system with dark and light neutrals for prints, trims, and handoff files. The values come from the MIT-licensed Open Color system, then are arranged here as a textile-ready story with roles for anchors, body cloth, grounds, and trims rather than as a UI-only scale.

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Textile Direction

How to use Open Teal Contrast Weave

Best For

  • teal accent weaving
  • print repeats
  • contrast trims
  • packaging and labels

Materials

  • jacquard
  • printed cotton
  • coated canvas
  • rib trim

Color Roles

  • Use the dark neutral for outlines, typography, hardware, and repeat structure.
  • Use the saturated teal steps for motifs, accents, stripe logic, and product variants.
  • Use the pale neutral as a ground so color remains readable across print and digital previews.

Color Specs

Palette values and contrast notes

Use these values as digital starting points, then approve final textile standards on the real fabric or substrate.

6 colors
SwatchRoleHEXRGBHSLApprox CMYKText Contrast
Anchor
Depth
Mid tone
Bridge
Ground
Highlight

Developer Handoff

CSS variables

Copy the palette as CSS custom properties.

--palette-1: #212529;
--palette-2: #099268;
--palette-3: #12B886;
--palette-4: #38D9A9;
--palette-5: #96F2D7;
--palette-6: #F8F9FA;

Tailwind v4 theme

Use these tokens as palette utilities like bg-palette-1 and text-palette-1.

Copy the palette as Tailwind v4 theme color tokens.

@theme {
  --color-palette-1: #212529;
  --color-palette-2: #099268;
  --color-palette-3: #12B886;
  --color-palette-4: #38D9A9;
  --color-palette-5: #96F2D7;
  --color-palette-6: #F8F9FA;
}

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