What Mossy Bay within Continuing

#5a6d54 RGB(90,109,84)

About this color

What Mossy Bay within Continuing is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 109, 84) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#5a6d54RGB(90, 109, 84)

HSL 106° · 13% saturation · 38% 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
What Mossy Bay within Continuing
HEX
#5a6d54
RGB
rgb(90,109,84)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,42.7%,32.9%)
HSL
hsl(106,13%,38%)
HSV
hsv(106,23%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(17,0,23,57)
LAB
lab(44,-12,12)
LCH
lch(44,17,135)
sRGB
(0.353,0.427,0.329)
HEX8
#5a6d54ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090109084

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
13%
Hue
106°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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