When the Tender Bluff with Melting

#6e9668 RGB(110,150,104)

About this color

When the Tender Bluff with Melting presents itself as a medium, muted green shade, sitting at #6e9668 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#6e9668RGB(110, 150, 104)

HSL 112° · 18% saturation · 50% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Tender Bluff with Melting
HEX
#6e9668
RGB
rgb(110,150,104)
RGB%
rgb(43.1%,58.8%,40.8%)
HSL
hsl(112,18%,50%)
HSV
hsv(112,31%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,31,41)
LAB
lab(58,-23,20)
LCH
lch(58,30,139)
sRGB
(0.431,0.588,0.408)
HEX8
#6e9668ff
CSS Name
Decimal
110150104

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
18%
Hue
112°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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