#29AB87Herbal (#29AB87) is a mid-tone, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 169°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.122. 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 | #29AB87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 171, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 21%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.8 -43 8.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.664 0.122 169) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Herbal shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#44a77d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#39ac84 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#29ab87 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#26ac89 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Herbal 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 2.89:1 and against black 7.27:1, 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.
#b5ffe3 · #79dab9 · #29ab87 · #008d6d · #00644c · #003e2e
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.
#66cbd2 · #41bcaf · #29ab87 · #439561 · #517e3f · #576722
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.
#87bcce · #29ab87 · #1f896b · #00637b · #004a38 · #002a36
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.
#ade8d2 · #a0bdb2 · #29ab87 · #a6527d · #2d5f4e · #1e3e33
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbedf3 · #29ab87 · #6b7d76 · #4e4649 · #0e221b · #020001
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.
#fbeef3 · #d3c4cb · #a7969e · #2f1c25 · #0b0005 · #29ab87
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d7b2 · #85bb84 · #29ab87 · #b62034 · #553954 · #1a0b03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf4 · #29ab87 · #92659d · #7d242d · #31033b · #160001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f1f0ff · #29ab87 · #776eae · #753200 · #341100 · #02000e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf2ff · #29ab87 · #5579b2 · #752652 · #2a1a00 · #070002
#53B998 · #73C6A9 · #90D4BB · #ABE2CD · #C5EFDF
#0A8E6E · #007156 · #005440 · #003A2B · #002117
#4FA68A · #66A28C · #799D8F
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.