The Muffled Border round Sowing

#5a9570 RGB(90,149,112)

About this color

The Muffled Border round Sowing reads as medium-dark and moderate — a green tone recorded at #5a9570, RGB(90, 149, 112).

#5a9570RGB(90, 149, 112)

HSL 142° · 25% saturation · 47% 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 formats

Name
The Muffled Border round Sowing
HEX
#5a9570
RGB
rgb(90,149,112)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,58.4%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(142,25%,47%)
HSV
hsv(142,40%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,25,42)
LAB
lab(57,-28,14)
LCH
lch(57,31,153)
sRGB
(0.353,0.584,0.439)
HEX8
#5a9570ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090149112

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
25%
Hue
142°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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