#01AD8FHobgoblin (#01AD8F) is a mid-tone, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 174°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.126. 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 | #01AD8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(1, 173, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 99%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 99%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(99%, 0%, 17%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.2 -44.6 4.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.667 0.126 174) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hobgoblin shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#36a985 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward green#25ae8c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#01ad8f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#00ae91 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hobgoblin 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 2.85:1 and against black 7.38:1, 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.
#b8ffea · #70dcc0 · #01ad8f · #008d74 · #006552 · #003f32
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.
#63ccd9 · #37bdb7 · #01ad8f · #369767 · #498044 · #516925
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.
#88bcd3 · #01ad8f · #018b72 · #006481 · #004b3c · #002b39
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.
#aae9d7 · #9ebfb5 · #01ad8f · #ab5078 · #296052 · #1c3f36
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcedf2 · #01ad8f · #6b7f78 · #4f4649 · #0c221c · #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 · #a8969d · #2f1b23 · #0b0004 · #01ad8f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dab5 · #8cb980 · #01ad8f · #b9215b · #4e3857 · #1b051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf3 · #01ad8f · #97649b · #802424 · #340139 · #080000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2efff · #01ad8f · #7d6daf · #723600 · #331400 · #030010
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf2ff · #01ad8f · #5b78b5 · #79234d · #281b00 · #0f0004
#48BA9F · #6CC8AF · #8AD5C0 · #A7E3D1 · #C3F0E2
#008E75 · #00715C · #005444 · #003A2E · #002119
#46A890 · #62A391 · #779E92
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.