What Temperate Border circa Cooling

#479964 RGB(71,153,100)

About this color

What Temperate Border circa Cooling is rendered by screens as RGB(71, 153, 100) — a medium-dark, moderate green hue.

#479964RGB(71, 153, 100)

HSL 141° · 37% saturation · 44% lightness

🧠

Psychology

Green at medium lightness is the colour of balance and renewal — neither as urgent as red nor as recessive as blue.

🏛️

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.

✏️

Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Temperate Border circa Cooling
HEX
#479964
RGB
rgb(71,153,100)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,60%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(141,37%,44%)
HSV
hsv(141,54%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,35,40)
LAB
lab(57,-37,20)
LCH
lch(57,42,152)
sRGB
(0.278,0.6,0.392)
HEX8
#479964ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071153100

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
37%
Hue
141°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share