What the Equable Basin beneath Reaching

#1a893f RGB(26,137,63)

About this color

What the Equable Basin beneath Reaching is rendered by screens as RGB(26, 137, 63) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#1a893fRGB(26, 137, 63)

HSL 140° · 68% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Equable Basin beneath Reaching
HEX
#1a893f
RGB
rgb(26,137,63)
RGB%
rgb(10.2%,53.7%,24.7%)
HSL
hsl(140,68%,32%)
HSV
hsv(140,81%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,54,46)
LAB
lab(50,-47,31)
LCH
lch(50,56,147)
sRGB
(0.102,0.537,0.247)
HEX8
#1a893fff
CSS Name
Decimal
026137063

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
68%
Hue
140°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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