Natural Bay up the Tracing

#178d11 RGB(23,141,17)

About this color

Natural Bay up the Tracing is a intense, dark green tone, fixed at #178d11 in the RGB color space.

#178d11RGB(23, 141, 17)

HSL 117° · 78% saturation · 31% 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
Natural Bay up the Tracing
HEX
#178d11
RGB
rgb(23,141,17)
RGB%
rgb(9%,55.3%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(117,78%,31%)
HSV
hsv(117,88%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,88,45)
LAB
lab(51,-53,51)
LCH
lch(51,74,136)
sRGB
(0.09,0.553,0.067)
HEX8
#178d11ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023141017

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
78%
Hue
117°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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