The Bay before Balanced Carrying

#16a722 RGB(22,167,34)

About this color

The Bay before Balanced Carrying is a intense, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #16a722 in the RGB color space.

#16a722RGB(22, 167, 34)

HSL 125° · 77% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Bay before Balanced Carrying
HEX
#16a722
RGB
rgb(22,167,34)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,65.5%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(125,77%,37%)
HSV
hsv(125,87%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,80,35)
LAB
lab(60,-60,54)
LCH
lch(60,81,138)
sRGB
(0.086,0.655,0.133)
HEX8
#16a722ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022167034

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
77%
Hue
125°
Chroma
81
Temperature
WarmCool
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