When the Wild Acre Inside Balancing

#487b38 RGB(72,123,56)

About this color

When the Wild Acre Inside Balancing is a moderate, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #487b38 in the RGB color space.

#487b38RGB(72, 123, 56)

HSL 106° · 37% saturation · 35% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Wild Acre Inside Balancing
HEX
#487b38
RGB
rgb(72,123,56)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,48.2%,22%)
HSL
hsl(106,37%,35%)
HSV
hsv(106,54%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,54,52)
LAB
lab(47,-31,31)
LCH
lch(47,44,135)
sRGB
(0.282,0.482,0.22)
HEX8
#487b38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072123056

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
37%
Hue
106°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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