Centered Acre before the Arching

#46a21a RGB(70,162,26)

About this color

Centered Acre before the Arching is rendered by screens as RGB(70, 162, 26) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#46a21aRGB(70, 162, 26)

HSL 101° · 72% saturation · 37% 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
Centered Acre before the Arching
HEX
#46a21a
RGB
rgb(70,162,26)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,63.5%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(101,72%,37%)
HSV
hsv(101,84%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,84,36)
LAB
lab(59,-50,56)
LCH
lch(59,75,132)
sRGB
(0.275,0.635,0.102)
HEX8
#46a21aff
CSS Name
Decimal
070162026

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
72%
Hue
101°
Chroma
75
Temperature
WarmCool
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