The Bay before Honest Curing

#17c412 RGB(23,196,18)

About this color

The Bay before Honest Curing occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #17c412 — RGB(23, 196, 18).

#17c412RGB(23, 196, 18)

HSL 118° · 83% 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 Bay before Honest Curing
HEX
#17c412
RGB
rgb(23,196,18)
RGB%
rgb(9%,76.9%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(118,83%,42%)
HSV
hsv(118,91%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,91,23)
LAB
lab(69,-69,66)
LCH
lch(69,95,136)
sRGB
(0.09,0.769,0.071)
HEX8
#17c412ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023196018

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
83%
Hue
118°
Chroma
95
Temperature
WarmCool
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