What the Ordinary Bluff before Grounding

#4bd16f RGB(75,209,111)

About this color

What the Ordinary Bluff before Grounding occupies the medium, vivid end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4bd16f — RGB(75, 209, 111).

#4bd16fRGB(75, 209, 111)

HSL 136° · 59% saturation · 56% lightness

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Psychology

Green at medium lightness is the colour of balance and renewal — neither as urgent as red nor as recessive as blue.

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History

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
What the Ordinary Bluff before Grounding
HEX
#4bd16f
RGB
rgb(75,209,111)
RGB%
rgb(29.4%,82%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(136,59%,56%)
HSV
hsv(136,64%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,0,47,18)
LAB
lab(75,-57,38)
LCH
lch(75,69,146)
sRGB
(0.294,0.82,0.435)
HEX8
#4bd16fff
CSS Name
Decimal
075209111

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
59%
Hue
136°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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