Indica #588C3A

Indica (#588C3A) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 136°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.127. 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.

Color values

HEX#588C3A
RGBrgb(88, 140, 58)
HSLhsl(98, 41%, 39%)
HSVhsv(98, 59%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 59%, 45%)
CIE Lablab(53.1 -32.7 37.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.585 0.127 136)

How Indica behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Indica shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Test Indica in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 4.02:1 and against black 5.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Indica

Tonal

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.

#b7e1a2 · #8cbb74 · #588c3a · #407022 · #214b00 · #0e2800

Analogous

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.

#5bb493 · #53a16a · #588c3a · #637311 · #635b00 · #5c4500

Shifted

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.

#33d3c7 · #6aa7a1 · #588c3a · #426c29 · #294f0e · #00322e

Contrast

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.

#d6eacd · #acca9d · #93a28b · #588c3a · #77428c · #2f4623

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f7eefa · #909a8b · #588c3a · #655f67 · #222c1d · #020002

Bright Accent

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.

#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a198a6 · #291d2d · #07010b · #588c3a

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d6d3ae · #f46ef1 · #588c3a · #4e6e58 · #303257 · #22060f

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#addae8 · #ce67bb · #588c3a · #576983 · #454a64 · #05140d

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#e9f3ff · #6c99d4 · #588c3a · #9c3d49 · #500216 · #00051d

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e1f6ff · #45a3c6 · #588c3a · #7d4892 · #471700 · #05000b

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#709E57 · #88B073 · #A0C38F · #B8D5AB · #D1E8C7

Shades

#46742A · #345D19 · #234708 · #133200 · #081D00

Muted

#61894B · #68865A · #708267

Using Indica

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.

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