#125B49Evergreen (#125B49) is a dark, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 172°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.075. 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 | #125B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(18, 91, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 67%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 80%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 0%, 20%, 64%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.2 -26.5 4.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.423 0.075 172) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Evergreen shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#215943 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#1b5b47 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#125b49 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#105b4a — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Evergreen 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 8.02:1 and against black 2.62:1, 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.
#7bab9b · #508775 · #125b49 · #004032 · #001e15 · #000301
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.
#437a7f · #296b65 · #125b49 · #19492e · #1c3616 · #1b2501
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.
#8aacb9 · #5091a9 · #526f7a · #125b49 · #003e30 · #002219
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.
#b67e96 · #60716b · #125b49 · #19382f · #011c15 · #000402
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff2 · #a1ada8 · #6b6567 · #125b49 · #2d3935 · #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.
#f9eff3 · #d1c5ca · #a5989d · #2c1d24 · #090104 · #125b49
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadfba · #9fd091 · #e931cb · #6a5e9a · #125b49 · #160729
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf3 · #bc9ec1 · #8d5553 · #125b49 · #452a4a · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2f0ff · #aaa3cd · #895a3d · #125b49 · #502c14 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf2ff · #95aad0 · #88556c · #125b49 · #463206 · #040001
#3B7463 · #5E8D7E · #7FA89A · #A1C2B7 · #C4DED5
#074D3C · #003E30 · #003125 · #00231A · #00170F
#27584A · #34564B · #3F534C
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.