The Balanced Cape upon Reaching

#17c410 RGB(23,196,16)

About this color

The Balanced Cape upon Reaching is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 196, 16) — a medium-dark, intense green hue.

#17c410RGB(23, 196, 16)

HSL 118° · 85% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

Green at medium lightness is the colour of balance and renewal — neither as urgent as red nor as recessive as blue.

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History

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Balanced Cape upon Reaching
HEX
#17c410
RGB
rgb(23,196,16)
RGB%
rgb(9%,76.9%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(118,85%,42%)
HSV
hsv(118,92%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,92,23)
LAB
lab(69,-69,67)
LCH
lch(69,96,136)
sRGB
(0.09,0.769,0.063)
HEX8
#17c410ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023196016

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
85%
Hue
118°
Chroma
96
Temperature
WarmCool
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