Firm Border on Grading

#149b3c RGB(20,155,60)

About this color

Firm Border on Grading is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 155, 60) — a dark, intense green hue.

#149b3cRGB(20, 155, 60)

HSL 138° · 77% 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
Firm Border on Grading
HEX
#149b3c
RGB
rgb(20,155,60)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,60.8%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(138,77%,34%)
HSV
hsv(138,87%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,61,39)
LAB
lab(56,-54,40)
LCH
lch(56,67,143)
sRGB
(0.078,0.608,0.235)
HEX8
#149b3cff
CSS Name
Decimal
020155060

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
77%
Hue
138°
Chroma
67
Temperature
WarmCool
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