The Toasted Border upon Passing

#4ca11b RGB(76,161,27)

About this color

The Toasted Border upon Passing is rendered by screens as RGB(76, 161, 27) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#4ca11bRGB(76, 161, 27)

HSL 98° · 71% 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
The Toasted Border upon Passing
HEX
#4ca11b
RGB
rgb(76,161,27)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,63.1%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(98,71%,37%)
HSV
hsv(98,83%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,83,37)
LAB
lab(59,-48,56)
LCH
lch(59,74,131)
sRGB
(0.298,0.631,0.106)
HEX8
#4ca11bff
CSS Name
Decimal
076161027

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
71%
Hue
98°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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