#3C463EDeep Forest (#3C463E) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 151°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #3C463E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 70, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 8%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 14%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.6 -5.9 3.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.382 0.019 151) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Deep Forest shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#404439 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#3f463c — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#3c463e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3c463f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Deep Forest 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 9.82:1 and against black 2.14:1, 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.
#979f99 · #717a73 · #4e5750 · #3c463e · #101812 · #000201
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.
#3a6f67 · #295f4c · #3c463e · #263f18 · #283004 · #252100
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.
#9ac0c4 · #7ea486 · #3c888f · #456568 · #3c463e · #0b3218
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.
#b9cabc · #b98cb2 · #58655b · #3c463e · #172d1d · #021206
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eff5 · #9da69f · #5e5a5e · #3c463e · #262f27 · #020102
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.
#eff3ef · #c6cbc7 · #3c463e · #222923 · #030804 · #d96fce
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eff3ef · #c6cbc7 · #3c463e · #222923 · #030804 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbedf9 · #ba96b5 · #744b6f · #3c463e · #3e1f3a · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbedf9 · #aa9bc4 · #7e4959 · #3c463e · #322346 · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf1ff · #95a2ca · #804b41 · #3c463e · #471e17 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f4ff · #82a9c6 · #744b6f · #3c463e · #422303 · #030003
#576059 · #747C76 · #929993 · #B1B7B2 · #D1D6D2
#323B34 · #283029 · #1E2520 · #151B16 · #0C110D
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.