#449084Highlands (#449084) is a mid-tone, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 182°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.078. 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 | #449084 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 144, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 36%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 53%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 44%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.9 -26.6 -0.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.602 0.078 182) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Highlands shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#518d7b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward green#4c9181 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#449084 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#439186 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Highlands 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 3.77:1 and against black 5.57:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#aee5db · #7fbfb3 · #449084 · #2b7469 · #024f46 · #002c26
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.
#78afbc · #5ca0a2 · #449084 · #427d65 · #42694a · #405532
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.
#8bc7e9 · #88a3b4 · #449084 · #327066 · #16534b · #163240
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.
#d6efea · #a7cec6 · #93a7a3 · #449084 · #854d5d · #2a4a44
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eff1 · #929f9c · #449084 · #6b6566 · #202d2b · #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.
#faeef1 · #d2c5c8 · #a6979b · #2d1d21 · #0a0103 · #449084
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbd8b4 · #7eab7a · #449084 · #902e1a · #4c3142 · #160b03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf1 · #b38ead · #449084 · #8e554a · #3d1d39 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4efff · #a393bd · #449084 · #875c35 · #412100 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf1ff · #8e9ac3 · #449084 · #8c5363 · #352900 · #050001
#61A196 · #7CB3A9 · #96C4BB · #B1D6CF · #CBE8E2
#32776D · #1F6056 · #0C4941 · #00332D · #001E19
#558D83 · #638A83 · #6F8682
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.