#028F1EEmerald (#028F1E) is a mid-tone, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 144°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.181. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #028F1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(2, 143, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 97%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 99%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(99%, 0%, 79%, 44%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.6 -54.5 47.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.565 0.181 144) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Emerald shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2a8b15 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#1c901a — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#028f1e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#009020 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.24:1 and against black 4.95:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#93e392 · #60bd62 · #028f1e · #007014 · #004808 · #002401
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.
#00b397 · #00a16a · #028f1e · #4e7200 · #555900 · #504300
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.
#00ccce · #43a5a6 · #028f1e · #006d13 · #004d0a · #002c2d
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.
#c4e8c2 · #91ca90 · #83a082 · #028f1e · #84228d · #144517
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbecfc · #849783 · #028f1e · #625863 · #182b18 · #020003
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.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2b · #080109 · #028f1e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#feebff · #bb6fc2 · #028f1e · #8a2994 · #410047 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eac5d9 · #ae9bc5 · #028f1e · #94435a · #2b364b · #06120f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #638de9 · #028f1e · #ab1423 · #4f0007 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f5ff · #009dd7 · #028f1e · #8a2994 · #3f1a00 · #050008
#40A245 · #64B465 · #84C784 · #A3D9A2 · #C2ECC1
#007616 · #005F0F · #004808 · #003203 · #001E01
#368B3A · #4D864D · #5E805D
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.