The Settled Bay beyond Buffering

#16a200 RGB(22,162,0)

About this color

The Settled Bay beyond Buffering is rendered by screens as RGB(22, 162, 0) — a dark, intense green hue.

#16a200RGB(22, 162, 0)

HSL 112° · 100% saturation · 32% 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 Settled Bay beyond Buffering
HEX
#16a200
RGB
rgb(22,162,0)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,63.5%,0%)
HSL
hsl(112,100%,32%)
HSV
hsv(112,100%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,100,36)
LAB
lab(58,-60,59)
LCH
lch(58,84,135)
sRGB
(0.086,0.635,0)
HEX8
#16a200ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022162000

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
100%
Hue
112°
Chroma
84
Temperature
WarmCool
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