What the Thick Basin unto Fitting

#505c4f RGB(80,92,79)

About this color

What the Thick Basin unto Fitting carries its coordinates at #505c4f: a dark green with muted saturation.

#505c4fRGB(80, 92, 79)

HSL 115° · 8% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
What the Thick Basin unto Fitting
HEX
#505c4f
RGB
rgb(80,92,79)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,36.1%,31%)
HSL
hsl(115,8%,34%)
HSV
hsv(115,14%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,0,14,64)
LAB
lab(38,-7,6)
LCH
lch(38,9,139)
sRGB
(0.314,0.361,0.31)
HEX8
#505c4fff
CSS Name
Decimal
080092079

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
8%
Hue
115°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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