When Honest Bay before Remaining

#477e3e RGB(71,126,62)

About this color

When Honest Bay before Remaining is rendered by screens as RGB(71, 126, 62) — a medium-dark, moderate green hue.

#477e3eRGB(71, 126, 62)

HSL 112° · 34% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Honest Bay before Remaining
HEX
#477e3e
RGB
rgb(71,126,62)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,49.4%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(112,34%,37%)
HSV
hsv(112,51%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,0,51,51)
LAB
lab(48,-32,29)
LCH
lch(48,43,138)
sRGB
(0.278,0.494,0.243)
HEX8
#477e3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
071126062

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
34%
Hue
112°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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