#2E5C58Lacrosse (#2E5C58) is a dark, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 188°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.051. 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 | #2E5C58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 92, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 33%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 50%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 4%, 64%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.9 -16.9 -2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.441 0.051 188) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lacrosse shifts subtly: leans 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.
#365a52 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#335c56 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward green#2e5c58 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2d5c59 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Lacrosse 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 7.53:1 and against black 2.79:1, 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.
#8aada9 · #618884 · #2e5c58 · #16423f · #00221f · #000505
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.
#4c7d8d · #2d6f75 · #2e5c58 · #0a4e3e · #113d25 · #132b0e
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.
#94afc3 · #6193b6 · #5b7283 · #2e5c58 · #00423e · #002623
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.
#9abdb9 · #b47983 · #2e5c58 · #283938 · #00211e · #000706
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eff0 · #a2b0ae · #716a6b · #2e5c58 · #303e3c · #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.
#e4f6f4 · #b9cecb · #2e5c58 · #042926 · #000505 · #e64d76
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e4f6f4 · #b9cecb · #2e5c58 · #042926 · #000505 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecef · #cf9da5 · #915964 · #2e5c58 · #572c34 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecef · #c79eba · #925c4c · #2e5c58 · #502d46 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6eefe · #b7a3ca · #89643a · #2e5c58 · #503411 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef1ff · #a3a9d3 · #915964 · #2e5c58 · #443b0d · #060001
#4D7470 · #6B8D8A · #8AA7A4 · #A9C2BF · #CADDDA
#234D49 · #193E3B · #0E312E · #052321 · #001615
#385A57 · #405856 · #485655
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.