The Reflective Border Around Working

#749970 RGB(116,153,112)

About this color

The Reflective Border Around Working presents itself as a medium, muted green shade, sitting at #749970 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#749970RGB(116, 153, 112)

HSL 114° · 17% saturation · 52% 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
The Reflective Border Around Working
HEX
#749970
RGB
rgb(116,153,112)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,60%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(114,17%,52%)
HSV
hsv(114,27%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,27,40)
LAB
lab(60,-21,18)
LCH
lch(60,28,139)
sRGB
(0.455,0.6,0.439)
HEX8
#749970ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116153112

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
17%
Hue
114°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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