#458666 is a mid-toned, temperate teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #458666 works with other colors. Named schemes with #458666 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Viridian leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Viridian opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Viridian keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Viridian plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Viridian is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Viridian carrying the quiet middle.
How #458666 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #458666 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #458666;
--color-base-rgb: 69 134 102;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(56.7% 0.084 160.6);
--color-50: #F5FAF7;
--color-100: #E4F2EB;
--color-200: #C9E3D6;
--color-300: #A3CCB8;
--color-400: #7FB399;
--color-500: #5E977A;
--color-600: #4D7561;
--color-700: #3A5447;
--color-800: #293830;
--color-900: #1A231F;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F5FAF7',
100: '#E4F2EB',
200: '#C9E3D6',
300: '#A3CCB8',
400: '#7FB399',
500: '#5E977A',
600: '#4D7561',
700: '#3A5447',
800: '#293830',
900: '#1A231F',
},
}
$base: #458666; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F5FAF7; $base-100: #E4F2EB; $base-200: #C9E3D6; $base-300: #A3CCB8; $base-400: #7FB399; $base-500: #5E977A; $base-600: #4D7561; $base-700: #3A5447; $base-800: #293830; $base-900: #1A231F; $base-hover: #376C52; $base-subtle: #C6DCD1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#458666",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5FAF7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E4F2EB",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C9E3D6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A3CCB8",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#7FB399",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#5E977A",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#4D7561",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3A5447",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#293830",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1A231F",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}