What the Rough Bog behind Joining

#74ce4f RGB(116,206,79)

About this color

What the Rough Bog behind Joining presents itself as a medium, vivid green shade, sitting at #74ce4f in the 24-bit RGB space.

#74ce4fRGB(116, 206, 79)

HSL 103° · 56% saturation · 56% 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 Rough Bog behind Joining
HEX
#74ce4f
RGB
rgb(116,206,79)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,80.8%,31%)
HSL
hsl(103,56%,56%)
HSV
hsv(103,62%,81%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,0,62,19)
LAB
lab(75,-50,53)
LCH
lch(75,73,133)
sRGB
(0.455,0.808,0.31)
HEX8
#74ce4fff
CSS Name
Decimal
116206079

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
56%
Hue
103°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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