Placid Canyon down Steadying

#49604c RGB(73,96,76)

About this color

Placid Canyon down Steadying is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #49604c in the RGB color space.

#49604cRGB(73, 96, 76)

HSL 128° · 14% saturation · 33% 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 formats

Name
Placid Canyon down Steadying
HEX
#49604c
RGB
rgb(73,96,76)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,37.6%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(128,14%,33%)
HSV
hsv(128,24%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,21,62)
LAB
lab(38,-13,9)
LCH
lch(38,16,145)
sRGB
(0.286,0.376,0.298)
HEX8
#49604cff
CSS Name
Decimal
073096076

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
14%
Hue
128°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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