The Forthcoming Basin toward Winding

#5a803b RGB(90,128,59)

About this color

The Forthcoming Basin toward Winding is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 128, 59) — a medium-dark, moderate green hue.

#5a803bRGB(90, 128, 59)

HSL 93° · 37% saturation · 37% lightness

🧠

Psychology

Dark greens evoke dense forests, institution and permanence — think library walls, old maps, and military insignia.

🏛️

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.

✏️

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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Forthcoming Basin toward Winding
HEX
#5a803b
RGB
rgb(90,128,59)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,50.2%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(93,37%,37%)
HSV
hsv(93,54%,50%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,54,50)
LAB
lab(49,-26,33)
LCH
lch(49,42,128)
sRGB
(0.353,0.502,0.231)
HEX8
#5a803bff
CSS Name
Decimal
090128059

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
37%
Hue
93°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share