Hardy Basin until Mending

#289306 RGB(40,147,6)

About this color

Hardy Basin until Mending is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 147, 6) — a dark, intense green hue.

#289306RGB(40, 147, 6)

HSL 106° · 92% saturation · 30% lightness

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Psychology

Dark greens evoke dense forests, institution and permanence — think library walls, old maps, and military insignia.

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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

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home as 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

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 formats

Name
Hardy Basin until Mending
HEX
#289306
RGB
rgb(40,147,6)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,57.6%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(106,92%,30%)
HSV
hsv(106,96%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,96,42)
LAB
lab(53,-53,55)
LCH
lch(53,76,134)
sRGB
(0.157,0.576,0.024)
HEX8
#289306ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040147006

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
92%
Hue
106°
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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