#014420Deep Pond (#014420) is a very dark, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 153°, lightness 0.34 and chroma 0.087. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #014420 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(1, 68, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(148, 97%, 14%) |
| HSV | hsv(148, 99%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(99%, 0%, 53%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(24.5 -29 16.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.339 0.087 153) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Deep Pond shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#10421c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#09441f — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#014420 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#004421 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Deep Pond 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 11.36:1 and against black 1.85:1, 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.
#8db397 · #638e6f · #3a6b49 · #014420 · #00260e · #000701
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.
#307478 · #15655d · #00553f · #014420 · #173407 · #1c2400
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.
#87b4b9 · #6b9977 · #147d86 · #34595e · #014420 · #00270f
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.
#bd88b4 · #617c68 · #4a594e · #014420 · #072311 · #000802
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff5 · #b0bcb3 · #868084 · #47534a · #014420 · #261f24
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.
#f8eef6 · #d0c5ce · #a497a1 · #2b1d29 · #080107 · #014420
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdecfa · #d4a8cc · #a16e99 · #684061 · #014420 · #0f2717
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdecfa · #c1aede · #ae6b7d · #574571 · #014420 · #32181f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf1ff · #a9b6e6 · #b06e60 · #733f35 · #014420 · #1a2036
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f4ff · #91bee2 · #a16e99 · #6c4620 · #014420 · #2e192a
#2F603F · #537D5F · #779B80 · #9CBAA3 · #C2DAC8
#003A19 · #003014 · #00260E · #001D09 · #001404
#164226 · #223F2B · #2B3D30
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.