What Forged Basin by Reckoning

#2af474 RGB(42,244,116)

About this color

What Forged Basin by Reckoning is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 244, 116) — a medium, intense green hue.

#2af474RGB(42, 244, 116)

HSL 142° · 90% saturation · 56% 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
What Forged Basin by Reckoning
HEX
#2af474
RGB
rgb(42,244,116)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,95.7%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(142,90%,56%)
HSV
hsv(142,83%,96%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,52,4)
LAB
lab(85,-73,48)
LCH
lch(85,87,147)
sRGB
(0.165,0.957,0.455)
HEX8
#2af474ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042244116

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
90%
Hue
142°
Chroma
87
Temperature
WarmCool
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