The Ordinary Border from Pressing

#7ca37b RGB(124,163,123)

About this color

The Ordinary Border from Pressing presents itself as a medium, muted green shade, sitting at #7ca37b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#7ca37bRGB(124, 163, 123)

HSL 119° · 18% 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
The Ordinary Border from Pressing
HEX
#7ca37b
RGB
rgb(124,163,123)
RGB%
rgb(48.6%,63.9%,48.2%)
HSL
hsl(119,18%,56%)
HSV
hsv(119,25%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,25,36)
LAB
lab(63,-21,17)
LCH
lch(63,27,141)
sRGB
(0.486,0.639,0.482)
HEX8
#7ca37bff
CSS Name
Decimal
124163123

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
18%
Hue
119°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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