What the Subtle Basin atop Opening

#55715f RGB(85,113,95)

About this color

What the Subtle Basin atop Opening is a muted, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #55715f in the RGB color space.

#55715fRGB(85, 113, 95)

HSL 141° · 14% saturation · 39% 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 Subtle Basin atop Opening
HEX
#55715f
RGB
rgb(85,113,95)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,44.3%,37.3%)
HSL
hsl(141,14%,39%)
HSV
hsv(141,25%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,0,16,56)
LAB
lab(45,-14,7)
LCH
lch(45,16,153)
sRGB
(0.333,0.443,0.373)
HEX8
#55715fff
CSS Name
Decimal
085113095

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
14%
Hue
141°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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