Forthright Basin in Guarding

#2d8c26 RGB(45,140,38)

About this color

Forthright Basin in Guarding is a vivid, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #2d8c26 in the RGB color space.

#2d8c26RGB(45, 140, 38)

HSL 116° · 57% saturation · 35% 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
Forthright Basin in Guarding
HEX
#2d8c26
RGB
rgb(45,140,38)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,54.9%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(116,57%,35%)
HSV
hsv(116,73%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,73,45)
LAB
lab(51,-47,44)
LCH
lch(51,64,137)
sRGB
(0.176,0.549,0.149)
HEX8
#2d8c26ff
CSS Name
Decimal
045140038

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
57%
Hue
116°
Chroma
64
Temperature
WarmCool
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