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Dolphins colors

The Miami Dolphins play in Miami, Florida, and use 3 registered colours: Aqua, Orange and Deep Blue. Every value below is listed in hexadecimal, red green blue, hue saturation lightness, and approximate cyan magenta yellow black, with contrast results computed from the values themselves.

These values are not yet verified

The colour values on this page are illustrative placeholders used while the site is being built. Each one must be traced to the team's own published brand assets and dated before it is presented as fact — see the method page. Do not use these figures for print or production yet.

Colour values

3 colours

Each swatch is rendered in CSS from the numeric value, not from a logo image. The figure on each chip is its contrast against white.

3.95:1

Aqua

primary

Hex#008E97

Red green blue0, 142, 151

Hue saturation lightness184, 100%, 30%

Cyan magenta yellow black100, 6, 0, 41

3.40:1

Orange

secondary

Hex#FC4C02

Red green blue252, 76, 2

Hue saturation lightness18, 98%, 50%

Cyan magenta yellow black0, 70, 99, 1

7.97:1

Deep Blue

tertiary

Hex#005778

Red green blue0, 87, 120

Hue saturation lightness197, 100%, 24%

Cyan magenta yellow black100, 27, 0, 53

Which pairings carry text

9 pairings measured

Computed with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines relative luminance formula. These decide whether a player name, a score or body copy stays readable.

Aqua on Orange

1.16:1 Fails

Aqua on Deep Blue

2.02:1 Fails

Orange on Aqua

1.16:1 Fails

Orange on Deep Blue

2.34:1 Fails

Deep Blue on Aqua

2.02:1 Fails

Deep Blue on Orange

2.34:1 Fails

Aqua on White

3.95:1 Large text only

Orange on White

3.40:1 Large text only

Deep Blue on White

7.97:1 AAA

Strongest and weakest combination

The highest-contrast pairing available from this palette is Deep Blue on White at 7.97:1 — use it for anything carrying text.

The weakest is Aqua on Orange at 1.16:1, which is not usable for text at any size.

Copy-ready values

:root {
  /* Miami Dolphins */
  --dolphins-aqua: #008E97;
  --dolphins-orange: #FC4C02;
  --dolphins-deep-blue: #005778;
}

Put these colours on a shirt

Open the design studio with the Dolphins palette loaded. Add your own artwork and type, then check the design for print problems — ink count, resolution, stroke weight and contrast against the fabric.

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About the Miami Dolphins palette

The Miami Dolphins were founded in 1966 and compete in the American Football Conference of the National Football League. Their primary colour, Aqua #008E97, is a mid-tone, saturated blue.

The National Football League divides its thirty-two teams between two conferences, and uniform colour is regulated more tightly here than in any other major league: a team must register its colours with the league, and opposing teams are required to wear contrasting jerseys so that broadcast audiences can tell them apart.

Within the Eastern Division the Dolphins face Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and New York Jets. Those are the matchups where two palettes appear in one frame, so they are the pairings most worth checking for a clash.