When Lingering Arch for Lasting

#289b4e RGB(40,155,78)

About this color

When Lingering Arch for Lasting is a vivid, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #289b4e in the RGB color space.

#289b4eRGB(40, 155, 78)

HSL 140° · 59% saturation · 38% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Lingering Arch for Lasting
HEX
#289b4e
RGB
rgb(40,155,78)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,60.8%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(140,59%,38%)
HSV
hsv(140,74%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,50,39)
LAB
lab(57,-49,31)
LCH
lch(57,58,148)
sRGB
(0.157,0.608,0.306)
HEX8
#289b4eff
CSS Name
Decimal
040155078

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
59%
Hue
140°
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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