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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

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The palette as a real page

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Technical, crisp

Make the first impression the one they remember.

The Terminal palette set as a real page: #D7E0EA text on #0B0F14, every action in #3DDC97.

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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.

WCAG 2.2, computed

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.

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:root {
  --color-background: #0B0F14;
  --color-surface: #121821;
  --color-text: #D7E0EA;
  --color-accent: #3DDC97;
  --color-highlight: #61AFEF;
}
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Questions

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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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