Quiescent Basin into Returning

#51644c RGB(81,100,76)

About this color

Quiescent Basin into Returning is a muted, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #51644c in the RGB color space.

#51644cRGB(81, 100, 76)

HSL 108° · 14% saturation · 35% 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
Quiescent Basin into Returning
HEX
#51644c
RGB
rgb(81,100,76)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,39.2%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(108,14%,35%)
HSV
hsv(108,24%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(19,0,24,61)
LAB
lab(40,-12,11)
LCH
lch(40,16,137)
sRGB
(0.318,0.392,0.298)
HEX8
#51644cff
CSS Name
Decimal
081100076

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
14%
Hue
108°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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