Forthright Bay until the Lacing

#47ad3a RGB(71,173,58)

About this color

Forthright Bay until the Lacing is rendered by screens as RGB(71, 173, 58) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#47ad3aRGB(71, 173, 58)

HSL 113° · 50% saturation · 45% 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

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Forthright Bay until the Lacing
HEX
#47ad3a
RGB
rgb(71,173,58)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,67.8%,22.7%)
HSL
hsl(113,50%,45%)
HSV
hsv(113,66%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,66,32)
LAB
lab(63,-52,49)
LCH
lch(63,71,137)
sRGB
(0.278,0.678,0.227)
HEX8
#47ad3aff
CSS Name
Decimal
071173058

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
50%
Hue
113°
Chroma
71
Temperature
WarmCool
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