Plainspoken Border toward Continuing

#4a755c RGB(74,117,92)

About this color

Plainspoken Border toward Continuing is rendered by screens as RGB(74, 117, 92) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#4a755cRGB(74, 117, 92)

HSL 145° · 23% 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
Plainspoken Border toward Continuing
HEX
#4a755c
RGB
rgb(74,117,92)
RGB%
rgb(29%,45.9%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(145,23%,37%)
HSV
hsv(145,37%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(37,0,21,54)
LAB
lab(46,-21,9)
LCH
lch(46,23,157)
sRGB
(0.29,0.459,0.361)
HEX8
#4a755cff
CSS Name
Decimal
074117092

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
23%
Hue
145°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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