The Bay upon Temperate Joining

#74806d RGB(116,128,109)

About this color

The Bay upon Temperate Joining is rendered by screens as RGB(116, 128, 109) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#74806dRGB(116, 128, 109)

HSL 98° · 8% saturation · 46% 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

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Bay upon Temperate Joining
HEX
#74806d
RGB
rgb(116,128,109)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,50.2%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(98,8%,46%)
HSV
hsv(98,15%,50%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,15,50)
LAB
lab(52,-8,9)
LCH
lch(52,12,132)
sRGB
(0.455,0.502,0.427)
HEX8
#74806dff
CSS Name
Decimal
116128109

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
8%
Hue
98°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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