#1E9167Viridian (#1E9167) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 163°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.118. 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 | #1E9167 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(30, 145, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 79%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 0%, 29%, 43%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.5 -41.2 13.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.585 0.118 163) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Viridian shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#368e5f — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#2c9264 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#1e9167 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1b9269 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Viridian 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 3.96:1 and against black 5.3:1, 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.
#9ce5c2 · #6abf98 · #1e9167 · #00744f · #004c33 · #002819
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.
#4fb2b1 · #2fa28f · #1e9167 · #397b43 · #456422 · #484e00
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.
#49cce8 · #6fa4b1 · #1e9167 · #0f704e · #005136 · #00303a
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.
#cbecdb · #99cdb3 · #8aa496 · #1e9167 · #883d6e · #1c4835
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faeef5 · #8a9b92 · #1e9167 · #675f64 · #1b2d24 · #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.
#faeef5 · #d2c4cc · #a6979f · #2e1c27 · #0a0006 · #1e9167
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7dbb5 · #75a06d · #1e9167 · #805981 · #90172a · #1e0b03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffebf6 · #ab85c0 · #1e9167 · #99414f · #39144a · #150002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff0ff · #8e8fcf · #1e9167 · #974724 · #491500 · #01000e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #6c9ad0 · #1e9167 · #8e4373 · #3a2200 · #060003
#4AA37C · #6BB492 · #8AC6A9 · #A7D8C0 · #C5EAD7
#047953 · #006041 · #004930 · #003220 · #001E11
#408D6C · #558970 · #658474
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.