Real Brook under the Balancing

#3cb371 RGB(60,179,113)

About this color

Real Brook under the Balancing is rendered by screens as RGB(60, 179, 113) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#3cb371RGB(60, 179, 113)

HSL 147° · 50% saturation · 47% 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

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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
Real Brook under the Balancing
HEX
#3cb371
RGB
rgb(60,179,113)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,70.2%,44.3%)
HSL
hsl(147,50%,47%)
HSV
hsv(147,66%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,37,30)
LAB
lab(65,-48,24)
LCH
lch(65,54,153)
sRGB
(0.235,0.702,0.443)
HEX8
#3cb371ff
CSS Name
mediumseagreen
Decimal
060179113

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
50%
Hue
147°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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