The Abiding Brook beyond Turning

#139a4b RGB(19,154,75)

About this color

The Abiding Brook beyond Turning is rendered by screens as RGB(19, 154, 75) — a dark, intense green hue.

#139a4bRGB(19, 154, 75)

HSL 145° · 78% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

Dark greens evoke dense forests, institution and permanence — think library walls, old maps, and military insignia.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, for a natural palette, combine this green with terracotta, ochre, and warm cream. For a bolder approach, its complement — a warm red-magenta — creates immediate impact.

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Color formats

Name
The Abiding Brook beyond Turning
HEX
#139a4b
RGB
rgb(19,154,75)
RGB%
rgb(7.5%,60.4%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(145,78%,34%)
HSV
hsv(145,88%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,51,40)
LAB
lab(56,-51,32)
LCH
lch(56,60,148)
sRGB
(0.075,0.604,0.294)
HEX8
#139a4bff
CSS Name
Decimal
019154075

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
78%
Hue
145°
Chroma
60
Temperature
WarmCool
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