When Sober Bluff with Curving

#557c53 RGB(85,124,83)

About this color

When Sober Bluff with Curving is rendered by screens as RGB(85, 124, 83) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#557c53RGB(85, 124, 83)

HSL 117° · 20% saturation · 41% 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

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Sober Bluff with Curving
HEX
#557c53
RGB
rgb(85,124,83)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,48.6%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(117,20%,41%)
HSV
hsv(117,33%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,0,33,51)
LAB
lab(48,-22,18)
LCH
lch(48,28,141)
sRGB
(0.333,0.486,0.325)
HEX8
#557c53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085124083

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
20%
Hue
117°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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