The Forthright Bluff alongside the Knitting

#576355 RGB(87,99,85)

About this color

The Forthright Bluff alongside the Knitting is rendered by screens as RGB(87, 99, 85) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#576355RGB(87, 99, 85)

HSL 111° · 8% saturation · 36% 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 formats

Name
The Forthright Bluff alongside the Knitting
HEX
#576355
RGB
rgb(87,99,85)
RGB%
rgb(34.1%,38.8%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(111,8%,36%)
HSV
hsv(111,14%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,14,61)
LAB
lab(41,-8,6)
LCH
lch(41,10,143)
sRGB
(0.341,0.388,0.333)
HEX8
#576355ff
CSS Name
Decimal
087099085

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
8%
Hue
111°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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