#33534BHunter (#33534B) is a dark, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 177°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.04. 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 | #33534B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 83, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 24%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 39%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 67%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.7 -13.9 1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.415 0.040 177) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hunter shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#395145 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#375349 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward green#33534b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#33534c — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Hunter 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 8.47:1 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.
#8ca59e · #648079 · #33534b · #1e3b34 · #021c16 · #000302
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.
#41777f · #256866 · #33534b · #114730 · #173618 · #172503
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.
#89a9b8 · #518da9 · #516c79 · #33534b · #003b31 · #001f19
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.
#b57d90 · #5d6f6a · #33534b · #15362e · #001a14 · #000302
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff2 · #9faca8 · #696365 · #33534b · #2a3734 · #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.
#e8f5f1 · #becec9 · #33534b · #132a25 · #000805 · #e55092
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e8f5f1 · #becec9 · #33534b · #132a25 · #000805 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbe5c0 · #a2cf99 · #d86a52 · #8c5d7d · #33534b · #170d05
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf2 · #bd9cbd · #8a534d · #33534b · #452845 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3efff · #aca1ca · #855938 · #33534b · #4c2b0f · #010006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf2ff · #97a8cf · #875265 · #33534b · #423103 · #040001
#506C65 · #6D8680 · #8CA29C · #ACBEB8 · #CCDAD6
#29463E · #1F3932 · #152C27 · #0C201B · #041511
#39524B · #3F504B · #444E4B
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.