Soft Basin before Collecting

#74e746 RGB(116,231,70)

About this color

Soft Basin before Collecting is rendered by screens as RGB(116, 231, 70) — a medium, intense green hue.

#74e746RGB(116, 231, 70)

HSL 103° · 77% saturation · 59% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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
Soft Basin before Collecting
HEX
#74e746
RGB
rgb(116,231,70)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,90.6%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(103,77%,59%)
HSV
hsv(103,70%,91%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,70,9)
LAB
lab(83,-60,65)
LCH
lch(83,88,133)
sRGB
(0.455,0.906,0.275)
HEX8
#74e746ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116231070

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
77%
Hue
103°
Chroma
88
Temperature
WarmCool
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