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Retool — Design System

dark · modern · high · tailwind · confidence 92% · deep decode

Retool goes full graphite: a #151515 stage where Saans at 72px/300 floats over tilted, glowing screenshots of internal apps, and a mosaic wall of real dashboards makes the case that 'apps mean business.' Pill-shaped CTAs set in Px Grotesk, enterprise logos in pale gray, and thin 300-weight type throughout give the dark theme a couture finish rather than a hacker one. It sells operational software the way audio brands sell amplifiers — matte black, backlit, precision-machined.

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Tokens

Retool's decoded design system: background #151515, text #ECECEE, accent #E9EBDF, link #5B67E7, primary #518DD2; type scale h1 72px / h2 48px / body 14px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #E9EBDF — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#151515
surface#212122
border#353535
text#ECECEE
text_muted#9A9A9B
primary#518DD2
accent#E9EBDF
link#5B67E7
secondary#003366
button_bg#E9EBDF
button_text#151515

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 300ms (dominant) with ease.

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--raw-dark-black-0-alpha-80#000c
--raw-dark-black-0-alpha-60#0009
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-0#15151500
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-6#15151510
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-12#1515151f
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-24#1515153d
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-40#15151566
--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-60#15151599
--raw-light-white-2-alpha-0#e9ebdf00
--raw-light-white-2-alpha-6#e9ebdf10

…and 110 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.absolute×2 → div.absolute → div.flex×2 → div.text-surface-text-muted×2 → div.relative → div.absolute

Scroll reveal: 3 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.36, 1).

Stagger: div ×8 — 75ms apart.

Overlay recipe (measured)

dialog panel: rgba(247, 248, 244, 0.867) · radius 16px · enter 200ms cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.12, 1)

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (14)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Retool — Design System

> dark, modern, high, tailwind — deep decode (measured live)

Retool goes full graphite: a #151515 stage where Saans at 72px/300 floats over tilted, glowing screenshots of internal apps, and a mosaic wall of real dashboards makes the case that 'apps mean business.' Pill-shaped CTAs set in Px Grotesk, enterprise logos in pale gray, and thin 300-weight type throughout give the dark theme a couture finish rather than a hacker one. It sells operational software the way audio brands sell amplifiers — matte black, backlit, precision-machined.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#151515` |
| surface | `#212122` |
| border | `#353535` |
| text | `#ECECEE` |
| text_muted | `#9A9A9B` |
| primary | `#518DD2` |
| accent | `#E9EBDF` |
| link | `#5B67E7` |
| secondary | `#003366` |
| button_bg | `#E9EBDF` |
| button_text | `#151515` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#E9EBDF` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `button_bg` are all `#E9EBDF` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#E9EBDF` — THE accent / action color — interactive & must-notice only (buttons, links, focus, one key highlight); never large fills or backgrounds. Scarcity is what makes it read as designed.
- **primary** `#518DD2` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E9EBDF, not this.
- **link** `#5B67E7` — inline text links and link-styled controls.
- **secondary** `#003366` — optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#151515` 52.7% · `#2A2F39` 20.5% · `#6C6D7A` 14.2% · `#DADBD6` 12.6%

## Typography


| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 72px / 300 · lh 76px · tracking -1.58px |
| h2 | 48px / 300 · lh 50px · tracking -0.48px |
| h3 | 24px / 380 · lh 29px · tracking -0.24px |
| body | 16px / 300 · lh 24px · tracking 0.16px |
| small | 14px / 400 · lh 17px · tracking 0.14px |

- Weight ladder: 300 · 380 · 400 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 40px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 9999px
- card: 4px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#E9EBDF` / `#151515` | none | 9999px | 0px 20px 0px 20px | 400 14px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#E9EBDF` | 1px solid rgb(139, 134, 127) | 9999px | 0px 20px 0px 20px | 400 14px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#FFFFFF`
- primary focus: outline `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)`
- secondary hover: border `1px solid rgb(67, 62, 56)`
- transition: `color 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.12, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- subtle: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 68px 116px 0px`
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0.5px`

## Motion
- durations: 300ms (dominant) · 400ms · 600ms
- easings: `ease` (dominant) · `cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.12, 1)`
- animated properties: opacity, transform, border-color, color

Micro-interactions use the dominant duration + easing; nothing on the page animates slower than the longest duration above — don't invent springier motion.

## Their own tokens (verbatim from :root)

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| `--raw-dark-black-0-alpha-80` | `#000c` |
| `--raw-dark-black-0-alpha-60` | `#0009` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-0` | `#15151500` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-6` | `#15151510` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-12` | `#1515151f` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-24` | `#1515153d` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-40` | `#15151566` |
| `--raw-dark-black-2-alpha-60` | `#15151599` |
| `--raw-light-white-2-alpha-0` | `#e9ebdf00` |
| `--raw-light-white-2-alpha-6` | `#e9ebdf10` |
| `--raw-light-white-2-alpha-12` | `#e9ebdf1f` |
| `--raw-light-white-2-alpha-20` | `#e9ebdf33` |

_…and 108 more measured on the page._

Prefer these names when extending their system — it's the brand's actual vocabulary.

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1440px · common grid: 36-col
- nav: 120px fixed

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1096 | 588 | 36 | — | 40/40 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.absolute`×2 @0ms → `div.absolute` @0ms → `div.flex`×2 @0ms → `div.text-surface-text-muted`×2 @409ms → `div.relative` @1427ms → `div.absolute` @1427ms
- `div.w-full` ×16 — opacity 1→0 — 500ms ease-in
- stagger: `div` ×8 — 75ms apart
- scroll reveal: 3 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.36, 1) (1 revealed during the drive).
- overlay dialog (auto-opened): panel rgba(247, 248, 244, 0.867) · r 16px · border 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.12) · shadow rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 20px 25px -5px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 8px 10px -6px
  - enter: opacity from 0 · 200ms cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.12, 1)
  - exit: opacity from 0.99987 · 200ms cubic-bezier(0.72, 0, 0.12, 1)

Rebuild the timeline, not just the durations — order, delays and staggers above are the choreography.

## Components (measured)
- card ×12: pad 0px 0px 0px 0px · r 4px · border 1px solid rgba(233, 235, 223, 0.12) · bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
  - hover: font-weight `400` · letter-spacing `normal`
- disabled: bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · text #E9EBDF

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 544px · 640px · 768px · 992px · 1011px · 1024px
- mobile (390px): hero 40px · body 16px · nav: inline

## How to apply
Paste the Tailwind `@theme` (or CSS variables) as your base, then build each
section to its spec — verify every color, radius, and font against these tokens.
Hover/focus states, shadows and motion timings above are measured from the live page — match them exactly, don't re-guess them.

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> **Decoded with Mozaika** — measured live, not guessed. Full decoded design system + one-command install: mozaika.design/ds/retool

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #E9EBDF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #151515;
  --color-surface: #212122;
  --color-border: #353535;
  --color-text: #ECECEE;
  --color-text-muted: #9A9A9B;
  --color-primary: #518DD2;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E9EBDF, not this. */
  --color-accent: #E9EBDF;  /* THE accent / action color — interactive & must-notice only (buttons, links, focus, one key highlight); never large fills or backgrounds. Scarcity is what makes it read as designed. */
  --color-link: #5B67E7;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #003366;  /* optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two. */
  --color-button-bg: #E9EBDF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #151515;
  /* measured weights: 300, 380, 400 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 72px; --font-weight-hero: 300; --leading-hero: 76px; --tracking-hero: -1.58px;
  --text-h2: 48px; --font-weight-h2: 300; --leading-h2: 50px; --tracking-h2: -0.48px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --font-weight-h3: 380; --leading-h3: 29px; --tracking-h3: -0.24px;
  --text-body: 16px; --font-weight-body: 300; --leading-body: 24px; --tracking-body: 0.16px;
  --text-small: 14px; --font-weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 17px; --tracking-small: 0.14px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0.5px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 68px 116px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: #FFFFFF;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --outline-focus: 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16);  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: ease;
  --duration-fast: 300ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 400ms;
  --duration-slow: 600ms;
  --section-y: 40px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 4px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 32px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #E9EBDF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #151515;
  --surface: #212122;
  --border: #353535;
  --text: #ECECEE;
  --text-muted: #9A9A9B;
  --primary: #518DD2;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E9EBDF, not this. */
  --accent: #E9EBDF;  /* THE accent / action color — interactive & must-notice only (buttons, links, focus, one key highlight); never large fills or backgrounds. Scarcity is what makes it read as designed. */
  --link: #5B67E7;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #003366;  /* optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two. */
  --button-bg: #E9EBDF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #151515;
  --text-hero: 72px; --weight-hero: 300; --leading-hero: 76px; --tracking-hero: -1.58px;
  --text-h2: 48px; --weight-h2: 300; --leading-h2: 50px; --tracking-h2: -0.48px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --weight-h3: 380; --leading-h3: 29px; --tracking-h3: -0.24px;
  --text-body: 16px; --weight-body: 300; --leading-body: 24px; --tracking-body: 0.16px;
  --text-small: 14px; --weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 17px; --tracking-small: 0.14px;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0.5px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 68px 116px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #FFFFFF;
  --focus-ring: 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16);
  --ease: ease;
  --duration-fast: 300ms;
  --duration-base: 400ms;
  --duration-slow: 600ms;
  --section-y: 40px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --raw-dark-black-0-alpha-80: #000c;
  --raw-dark-black-0-alpha-60: #0009;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-0: #15151500;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-6: #15151510;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-12: #1515151f;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-24: #1515153d;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-40: #15151566;
  --raw-dark-black-2-alpha-60: #15151599;
  --raw-light-white-2-alpha-0: #e9ebdf00;
  --raw-light-white-2-alpha-6: #e9ebdf10;
  --raw-light-white-2-alpha-12: #e9ebdf1f;
  --raw-light-white-2-alpha-20: #e9ebdf33;
}