The Bay from Worldly Pressing

#14ab5d RGB(20,171,93)

About this color

The Bay from Worldly Pressing is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 171, 93) — a medium-dark, intense green hue.

#14ab5dRGB(20, 171, 93)

HSL 149° · 79% saturation · 37% 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 Bay from Worldly Pressing
HEX
#14ab5d
RGB
rgb(20,171,93)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,67.1%,36.5%)
HSL
hsl(149,79%,37%)
HSV
hsv(149,88%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,46,33)
LAB
lab(62,-54,30)
LCH
lch(62,62,151)
sRGB
(0.078,0.671,0.365)
HEX8
#14ab5dff
CSS Name
Decimal
020171093

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
79%
Hue
149°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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