What the Muffled Bluff above Joining

#71956f RGB(113,149,111)

About this color

What the Muffled Bluff above Joining reads as medium and muted — a green tone recorded at #71956f, RGB(113, 149, 111).

#71956fRGB(113, 149, 111)

HSL 117° · 15% saturation · 51% 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
What the Muffled Bluff above Joining
HEX
#71956f
RGB
rgb(113,149,111)
RGB%
rgb(44.3%,58.4%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(117,15%,51%)
HSV
hsv(117,26%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,26,42)
LAB
lab(58,-20,16)
LCH
lch(58,26,141)
sRGB
(0.443,0.584,0.435)
HEX8
#71956fff
CSS Name
Decimal
113149111

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
15%
Hue
117°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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