#009A70Rainforest (#009A70) is a mid-tone, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 165°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.127. 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 | #009A70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 154, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 100%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 100%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56.4 -44.9 12.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.608 0.127 165) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rainforest shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2f9668 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#1f9b6d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#009a70 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#009b72 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Rainforest 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 3.59:1 and against black 5.86:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#9cefcb · #67c9a2 · #009a70 · #007b59 · #00533b · #002f1f
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.
#4cbabd · #22ab99 · #009a70 · #35844a · #466d27 · #4b5600
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.
#45d4f6 · #72abbb · #009a70 · #007857 · #00583e · #003642
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.
#d0f5e3 · #9cd6bc · #8eac9e · #009a70 · #934073 · #1d4f3c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbedf4 · #90a39a · #009a70 · #6f656a · #1c3027 · #020001
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.
#faeef4 · #d3c4cb · #a7969f · #2e1c26 · #0a0005 · #009a70
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d9b3 · #79a571 · #009a70 · #971934 · #49314b · #170b06
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf5 · #b68ac9 · #009a70 · #a44450 · #3f144f · #180002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f0ff · #9895db · #009a70 · #a24c1f · #4b1900 · #02000f
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #73a0dc · #009a70 · #9a4678 · #3d2600 · #080003
#44AA84 · #67BB99 · #87CBAE · #A5DCC3 · #C3EDD9
#007F5C · #006548 · #004C35 · #003524 · #001F13
#3C9674 · #569178 · #698C7C
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.