
Terminal: a developer tools website color palette
An editor-dark page with terminal green and a soft blue: developers recognise it instantly, and both accents stay readable as text.
#0B0F14
Background
#121821
Surface
#D7E0EA
Text
#3DDC97
Accent
#61AFEF
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Terminal palette set as a real page: #D7E0EA text on #0B0F14, every action in #3DDC97.
Designed first
Surface #121821 keeps cards distinct from the page.
Built in minutes
Surface #121821 keeps cards distinct from the page.
Live in one click
Surface #121821 keeps cards distinct from the page.
Headings in JetBrains Mono, body in Inter.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#D7E0EA on #0B0F1414.4:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#D7E0EA on #12182113.3:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#3DDC97 on #0B0F1410.8:1AAA
- AaHighlight on the page#61AFEF on #0B0F14 · large text8.1:1AAA
- AaPage colour on an accent button#0B0F14 on #3DDC97 · large text10.8:1AAA
AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA needs 7:1. Check any pair in the contrast checker.
Copy the palette
:root {
--color-background: #0B0F14;
--color-surface: #121821;
--color-text: #D7E0EA;
--color-accent: #3DDC97;
--color-highlight: #61AFEF;
}More website color palettes
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a developer tools website?
An editor-dark page with terminal green and a soft blue: developers recognise it instantly, and both accents stay readable as text. The Terminal palette uses #0B0F14 for the page, #D7E0EA for text, #3DDC97 for actions and #61AFEF as a highlight.
Is the Terminal palette accessible?
Body text scores 14.4:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.
Can an AI website builder pick a color palette for me?
Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) decides the palette, typography and layout for your brief in its design pass, before any code is written, then builds the site in React and Next.js and deploys it in one click.

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