#2B2E26Marshland (#2B2E26) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 124°, lightness 0.3 and chroma 0.015. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #2B2E26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 46, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 10%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 17%, 18%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 82%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(18.4 -3.2 4.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.295 0.015 124) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Marshland shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2d2d23 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#2d2e25 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#2b2e26 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2b2e27 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Marshland 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 13.8:1 and against black 1.52:1, 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.
#989b94 · #73766f · #50534b · #2b2e26 · #12150e · #010100
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.
#427974 · #336858 · #2a573c · #264520 · #2b2e26 · #232200
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.
#a1c5bb · #95a47b · #498e7d · #5a683f · #304d46 · #2b2e26
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.
#a6ac9b · #806c9b · #464b3e · #2b2e26 · #0f1602 · #010200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #b2b5ab · #7a787d · #42463b · #2b2e26 · #18161c
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.
#f1f2ee · #c8c9c5 · #9b9d97 · #2b2e26 · #030401 · #b0d460
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5eeff · #bcabd3 · #836e9e · #4b3b5f · #2b2e26 · #141a06
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5eeff · #a7b2db · #95698c · #394166 · #2b2e26 · #21101e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f4ff · #94b9d8 · #9f6774 · #603540 · #2b2e26 · #071927
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fb · #87becb · #836e9e · #61372d · #2b2e26 · #1b1325
#484B43 · #676A63 · #898B85 · #ABADA8 · #CFD1CD
#242720 · #1E201A · #181A14 · #12140F · #0C0D09
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.