#0C6064Beau Vert (#0C6064) is a dark, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 200°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.072. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #0C6064 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(12, 96, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 79%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 88%, 39%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88%, 4%, 0%, 61%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.7 -21.2 -8.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.446 0.072 200) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beau Vert shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#205e5d — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#186162 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward green#0c6064 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#096065 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Beau Vert in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.31:1 and against black 2.87:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#7eb1b4 · #518c90 · #0c6064 · #004548 · #002224 · #000607
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#538270 · #327169 · #0c6064 · #004e5d · #083c52 · #0e2b45
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9aafc7 · #6c91bb · #617286 · #0c6064 · #004346 · #002729
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#9bbec0 · #b37877 · #0c6064 · #293b3b · #002123 · #000708
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #a3b0b1 · #726c6b · #0c6064 · #313f40 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faefee · #d3c6c6 · #a89a99 · #312121 · #0e0303 · #0c6064
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c8dbba · #f64d39 · #557494 · #0c6064 · #503343 · #160c03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedec · #cc9eb3 · #916045 · #0c6064 · #552d41 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9edfb · #bfa2c5 · #846938 · #0c6064 · #4d380e · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f0ff · #aca7d1 · #945b5b · #0c6064 · #3e3f12 · #050000
#3A787B · #5D9193 · #7FAAAC · #A1C4C6 · #C3DFE0
#005054 · #004144 · #003235 · #002426 · #001618
#285E61 · #375B5D · #43595A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.