Muffled Alcove down the Knitting

#508141 RGB(80,129,65)

About this color

Muffled Alcove down the Knitting is a moderate, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #508141 in the RGB color space.

#508141RGB(80, 129, 65)

HSL 106° · 33% 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
Muffled Alcove down the Knitting
HEX
#508141
RGB
rgb(80,129,65)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,50.6%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(106,33%,38%)
HSV
hsv(106,50%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(38,0,50,49)
LAB
lab(49,-30,29)
LCH
lch(49,42,136)
sRGB
(0.314,0.506,0.255)
HEX8
#508141ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080129065

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
33%
Hue
106°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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