When Balanced Bay into Stirring

#5ab37e RGB(90,179,126)

About this color

When Balanced Bay into Stirring is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 179, 126) — a medium, moderate green hue.

#5ab37eRGB(90, 179, 126)

HSL 144° · 37% saturation · 53% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Balanced Bay into Stirring
HEX
#5ab37e
RGB
rgb(90,179,126)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,70.2%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(144,37%,53%)
HSV
hsv(144,50%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,30,30)
LAB
lab(66,-39,19)
LCH
lch(66,43,154)
sRGB
(0.353,0.702,0.494)
HEX8
#5ab37eff
CSS Name
Decimal
090179126

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
37%
Hue
144°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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