Pine Green #0A481E

Pine Green (#0A481E) is a dark, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 149°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.092. 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#0A481E
RGBrgb(10, 72, 30)
HSLhsl(139, 76%, 16%)
HSVhsv(139, 86%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 58%, 72%)
CIE Lablab(26.1 -29.5 19.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.353 0.092 149)

How Pine Green behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Pine Green 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.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 10.72:1 and against black 1.96:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Pine Green

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.

#7ea684 · #54815c · #2b5f37 · #0a481e · #001a04 · #000200

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.

#307a7b · #156a5e · #035a3f · #0a481e · #1c3601 · #1e2300

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.

#89b9bc · #709d77 · #098289 · #355e61 · #0a481e · #002c0c

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.

#be89bb · #66806a · #4f5e51 · #0a481e · #0c2712 · #010b03

Quiet Support

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

#f7eff6 · #b2bdb3 · #888388 · #4b574d · #0a481e · #292228

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.

#f8eef7 · #d0c5cf · #a497a2 · #2b1d2a · #080108 · #0a481e

Complementary

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

#d6d9b3 · #9ec388 · #f22f7d · #5a446d · #0a481e · #220604

Split-complementary

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

#fdecfb · #c0b0e3 · #b26d84 · #594979 · #0a481e · #371b24

Triadic

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

#ecf2ff · #a6b9ea · #b66f64 · #79413a · #0a481e · #1c243b

Tetradic

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

#e5f4ff · #8ec1e5 · #a470a0 · #734823 · #0a481e · #311c30

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#33633D · #56805D · #7A9D7F · #9EBBA2 · #C3DBC6

Shades

#043D17 · #003311 · #00280A · #001E06 · #001503

Muted

#1C4625 · #27432C · #2F4032

Using Pine Green

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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