Balanced Alcove across Learning

#56956c RGB(86,149,108)

About this color

Balanced Alcove across Learning presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate green shade, sitting at #56956c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#56956cRGB(86, 149, 108)

HSL 141° · 27% saturation · 46% 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

At medium lightness, this green is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Balanced Alcove across Learning
HEX
#56956c
RGB
rgb(86,149,108)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,58.4%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(141,27%,46%)
HSV
hsv(141,42%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(42,0,28,42)
LAB
lab(57,-30,15)
LCH
lch(57,34,153)
sRGB
(0.337,0.584,0.424)
HEX8
#56956cff
CSS Name
Decimal
086149108

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
27%
Hue
141°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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