#2B5D34Pine (#2B5D34) is a dark, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 148°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.086. 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.
| HEX | #2B5D34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 93, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(131, 37%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(131, 54%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54%, 0%, 44%, 64%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.2 -26.9 18.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.432 0.086 148) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pine shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#335b2f — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#305d32 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#2b5d34 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2a5e35 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pine 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 7.73:1 and against black 2.72:1, 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.
#87ae8b · #5e8963 · #2b5d34 · #13431e · #002106 · #000500
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.
#417f73 · #316f55 · #2b5d34 · #304918 · #2f3500 · #282200
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.
#86b2b4 · #3d999e · #4e7476 · #2b5d34 · #17401f · #002608
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.
#bc8bba · #667467 · #2b5d34 · #223a25 · #091e0d · #000501
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eff6 · #a4aea5 · #6d686c · #2b5d34 · #313c32 · #020102
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.
#f7eff7 · #cfc5ce · #a398a2 · #2a1d2a · #080108 · #2b5d34
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcdfb9 · #abcb8f · #ea468b · #71588b · #2b5d34 · #220605
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcecfb · #b0a2d2 · #915469 · #2b5d34 · #3d2f59 · #080002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf2ff · #98aad8 · #95554d · #2b5d34 · #582822 · #000009
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f4ff · #82b2d2 · #845783 · #2b5d34 · #542d0a · #030004
#4A7650 · #698F6D · #88A98C · #A8C3AB · #C9DECB
#214E29 · #16401F · #0C3215 · #04240B · #001804
#355B3B · #3E5841 · #455547
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.