The Rough Brook off Abiding

#4c6e30 RGB(76,110,48)

About this color

The Rough Brook off Abiding is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #4c6e30 in the RGB color space.

#4c6e30RGB(76, 110, 48)

HSL 93° · 39% saturation · 31% 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 formats

Name
The Rough Brook off Abiding
HEX
#4c6e30
RGB
rgb(76,110,48)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,43.1%,18.8%)
HSL
hsl(93,39%,31%)
HSV
hsv(93,56%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,0,56,57)
LAB
lab(43,-24,30)
LCH
lch(43,38,129)
sRGB
(0.298,0.431,0.188)
HEX8
#4c6e30ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076110048

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
39%
Hue
93°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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