Rough Basin behind the Echoing

#469111 RGB(70,145,17)

About this color

Rough Basin behind the Echoing is rendered by screens as RGB(70, 145, 17) — a dark, intense green hue.

#469111RGB(70, 145, 17)

HSL 95° · 79% 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 formats

Name
Rough Basin behind the Echoing
HEX
#469111
RGB
rgb(70,145,17)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,56.9%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(95,79%,32%)
HSV
hsv(95,88%,57%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,88,43)
LAB
lab(54,-44,53)
LCH
lch(54,69,130)
sRGB
(0.275,0.569,0.067)
HEX8
#469111ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070145017

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
79%
Hue
95°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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