#3A533DHighlander (#3A533D) is a dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 148°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #3A533D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 83, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 18%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 30%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 27%, 67%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.8 -14.6 9.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.415 0.047 148) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Highlander shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3f5138 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3e533b — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3a533d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3a533e — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Highlander 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 8.45:1 and against black 2.48:1, 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.
#8fa391 · #687f6a · #3a533d · #233a26 · #071b0a · #000300
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.
#45796e · #356852 · #3a533d · #2f441b · #2d3204 · #262000
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.
#85abad · #479296 · #4e6e70 · #3a533d · #183a1e · #012008
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.
#b88eb6 · #626e63 · #3a533d · #203523 · #08190b · #000300
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eff5 · #a2aba3 · #676367 · #3a533d · #2e372f · #020102
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.
#eaf5eb · #c0cdc1 · #3a533d · #152718 · #000600 · #d573d3
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eaf5eb · #c0cdc1 · #3a533d · #152718 · #000600 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbedfa · #be9cbc · #7c557b · #3a533d · #452845 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbedfa · #aca1ca · #875265 · #3a533d · #382c50 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf2ff · #98a8cf · #8b544d · #3a533d · #502621 · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f4ff · #85afca · #7c557b · #3a533d · #4c2b0f · #030003
#566C58 · #728674 · #90A292 · #AFBEB0 · #CFDAD0
#2F4632 · #243927 · #1A2C1D · #112013 · #081509
#3E5240 · #425043 · #464E46
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.