:root {
  /* Teal/Dark Blue: #16A085 (Teal), #2C3E50 (Dark Blue), #F2F2F2 (Light Grey), #34495E (Slate) */
  --primary-color: #16A085;
  --secondary-color: #2C3E50;
  --accent-color: #1ABC9C;
  --light-color: #F2F2F2;
  --dark-color: #1B2631;
  --gradient-primary: linear-gradient(135deg, #16A085 0%, #1ABC9C 100%);
  --hover-color: #0E6655;
  --background-color: #FFFFFF;
  --text-color: #2C3E50;
  --border-color: rgba(22, 160, 133, 0.2);
  --divider-color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.1);
  --shadow-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  --highlight-color: #F39C12;
  --main-font: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  --heading-font: 'Lora', serif;
}

body {
    background-color: var(--background-color);
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-family: var(--main-font);
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='20' height='20' viewBox='0 0 20 20' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='2' cy='2' r='1' fill='%2316a085' fill-opacity='0.1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    z-index: 0;
}