When Mellowed Arch down Ripening

#4fa81e RGB(79,168,30)

About this color

When Mellowed Arch down Ripening occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4fa81e — RGB(79, 168, 30).

#4fa81eRGB(79, 168, 30)

HSL 99° · 70% saturation · 39% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Mellowed Arch down Ripening
HEX
#4fa81e
RGB
rgb(79,168,30)
RGB%
rgb(31%,65.9%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(99,70%,39%)
HSV
hsv(99,82%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,82,34)
LAB
lab(61,-50,57)
LCH
lch(61,76,131)
sRGB
(0.31,0.659,0.118)
HEX8
#4fa81eff
CSS Name
Decimal
079168030

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
70%
Hue
99°
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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