#13EAC9Fake Jade (#13EAC9) is a very light, saturated blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 177°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.153. 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 | #13EAC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(19, 234, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 85%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 92%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(92%, 0%, 14%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.5 -53.7 2.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.839 0.153 177) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fake Jade shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#50e5bb — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#3aebc5 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#13eac9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#00ebcc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fake Jade 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 1.54:1 and against black 13.64:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#cafff1 · #13eac9 · #00bca1 · #00917c · #006959 · #004238
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.
#d6f9ff · #4ffaf7 · #13eac9 · #50d39a · #6bba70 · #7aa04d
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.
#13eac9 · #76b4d1 · #00a38b · #0079a0 · #006152 · #003e54
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.
#cff9ee · #13eac9 · #d66290 · #1e7565 · #005447 · #00342b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#13eac9 · #baa8ae · #678079 · #514549 · #06231d · #030001
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.
#fbeef2 · #d4c4c9 · #a8969c · #2f1b22 · #0b0003 · #13eac9
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5e6c1 · #13eac9 · #8bc388 · #e82fb2 · #45365a · #170621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffdac8 · #13eac9 · #d7aaa9 · #c164c4 · #3d3b5a · #041013
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#13eac9 · #b0a8c8 · #8268b8 · #6f3800 · #311500 · #040011
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#13eac9 · #a1adcc · #5975c2 · #831049 · #271b00 · #110004
#56EED0 · #78F2D7 · #94F5DF · #ACF9E6 · #C3FCED
#00BFA4 · #009680 · #006F5E · #004A3E · #002821
#63E4C9 · #88DDC9 · #A4D7CA
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.