What Earthy Bay until Arching

#4c9464 RGB(76,148,100)

About this color

What Earthy Bay until Arching is rendered by screens as RGB(76, 148, 100) — a medium-dark, moderate green hue.

#4c9464RGB(76, 148, 100)

HSL 140° · 32% saturation · 44% 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

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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 Earthy Bay until Arching
HEX
#4c9464
RGB
rgb(76,148,100)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,58%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(140,32%,44%)
HSV
hsv(140,49%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,32,42)
LAB
lab(56,-34,19)
LCH
lch(56,39,151)
sRGB
(0.298,0.58,0.392)
HEX8
#4c9464ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076148100

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
32%
Hue
140°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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