What Forged Brook beneath Hedging

#579464 RGB(87,148,100)

About this color

What Forged Brook beneath Hedging presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate green shade, sitting at #579464 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#579464RGB(87, 148, 100)

HSL 133° · 26% 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

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

At medium lightness, this green is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
What Forged Brook beneath Hedging
HEX
#579464
RGB
rgb(87,148,100)
RGB%
rgb(34.1%,58%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(133,26%,46%)
HSV
hsv(133,41%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,32,42)
LAB
lab(56,-31,19)
LCH
lch(56,36,148)
sRGB
(0.341,0.58,0.392)
HEX8
#579464ff
CSS Name
Decimal
087148100

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
26%
Hue
133°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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