The Wild Brook onto Arching

#5f7850 RGB(95,120,80)

About this color

The Wild Brook onto Arching is rendered by screens as RGB(95, 120, 80) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#5f7850RGB(95, 120, 80)

HSL 98° · 20% saturation · 39% 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
The Wild Brook onto Arching
HEX
#5f7850
RGB
rgb(95,120,80)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,47.1%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(98,20%,39%)
HSV
hsv(98,33%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,33,53)
LAB
lab(48,-17,19)
LCH
lch(48,25,132)
sRGB
(0.373,0.471,0.314)
HEX8
#5f7850ff
CSS Name
Decimal
095120080

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
20%
Hue
98°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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