When Mellowed Bluff beside Bending

#456c53 RGB(69,108,83)

About this color

When Mellowed Bluff beside Bending is rendered by screens as RGB(69, 108, 83) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#456c53RGB(69, 108, 83)

HSL 142° · 22% saturation · 35% 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
When Mellowed Bluff beside Bending
HEX
#456c53
RGB
rgb(69,108,83)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,42.4%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(142,22%,35%)
HSV
hsv(142,36%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,0,23,58)
LAB
lab(42,-20,10)
LCH
lch(42,22,153)
sRGB
(0.271,0.424,0.325)
HEX8
#456c53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
069108083

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
22%
Hue
142°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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