#3B593AFicus (#3B593A) is a dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 144°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.062. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #3B593A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 89, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(118, 21%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(118, 35%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 65%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.8 -18.2 14.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.431 0.062 144) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ficus 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#415735 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3f5938 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3b593a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3b593b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Ficus 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 7.85:1 and against black 2.68:1, 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.
#91aa90 · #6a8568 · #3b593a · #244024 · #072008 · #000500
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.
#4b7d70 · #3d6d53 · #3b593a · #35471c · #323305 · #2a2100
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.
#8ab1b0 · #4c9898 · #527373 · #3b593a · #203e1f · #082409
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.
#ac86b0 · #687367 · #3b593a · #263925 · #0d1d0d · #010501
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff6 · #a6aea5 · #6c686c · #3b593a · #333b32 · #010102
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.
#e9f6e8 · #bfcebe · #3b593a · #132812 · #000600 · #8adb88
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e9f6e8 · #bfcebe · #3b593a · #132812 · #000600 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2e0ba · #b9cb91 · #b388b6 · #8266be · #3b593a · #02082d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faedfb · #aca4ce · #8b576c · #3b593a · #3a3156 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #98abd2 · #905854 · #3b593a · #552a28 · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f5ff · #86b2cb · #7f5a82 · #3b593a · #522e16 · #030004
#577255 · #738B72 · #91A58F · #AFC0AE · #CEDCCD
#304B2F · #243D24 · #1A2F19 · #10220F · #061606
#40573F · #455544 · #495348
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.