#3E594CPlantation (#3E594C) is a dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 163°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.039. 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 | #3E594C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 89, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 18%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 30%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 65%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.4 -13.3 4.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.438 0.039 163) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Plantation shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#445746 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#42594a — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#3e594c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3e594d — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-greenTest Plantation 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 7.67:1 and against black 2.74:1, 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.
#94aa9f · #6d8579 · #3e594c · #274034 · #0a2017 · #000502
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.
#487f7f · #316f64 · #3e594c · #264c2c · #263914 · #232700
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.
#8db1bb · #5197a8 · #55747c · #3e594c · #0e422e · #002618
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.
#b683a1 · #66756d · #3e594c · #203c2f · #072015 · #000603
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff3 · #a4afa9 · #6f696c · #3e594c · #323d37 · #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.
#eaf5ef · #c0cdc6 · #3e594c · #162a21 · #000803 · #e259b3
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eaf5ef · #c0cdc6 · #3e594c · #162a21 · #000803 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dee2bc · #99d694 · #b791ba · #c96c6a · #3e594c · #1e0c04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feecf6 · #baa1c7 · #91595e · #3e594c · #463051 · #080001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f0ff · #a6a8d2 · #905d47 · #3e594c · #552e1d · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #92afd2 · #8a5976 · #3e594c · #4e340e · #040002
#597165 · #758B80 · #92A59B · #B0C0B8 · #CFDBD5
#324A3F · #273C32 · #1B2F26 · #11221A · #07150F
#43584D · #47564F · #4B5550
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.