When Warm Arch toward Pressing

#859a83 RGB(133,154,131)

About this color

When Warm Arch toward Pressing presents itself as a medium, muted green shade, sitting at #859a83 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#859a83RGB(133, 154, 131)

HSL 115° · 10% 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
When Warm Arch toward Pressing
HEX
#859a83
RGB
rgb(133,154,131)
RGB%
rgb(52.2%,60.4%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(115,10%,56%)
HSV
hsv(115,15%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,0,15,40)
LAB
lab(61,-12,10)
LCH
lch(61,16,140)
sRGB
(0.522,0.604,0.514)
HEX8
#859a83ff
CSS Name
Decimal
133154131

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
10%
Hue
115°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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