Feldgrau

Grey-green color used by the German military / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Feldgrau (English: field-grey) is a grayish green color. It was the official basic color of military uniforms of the German armed forces from the early 20th century until 1945 (West Germany) or 1989 (East Germany). Armed forces of other countries also used various shades of that color. Feldgrau was used to refer to the color of uniforms of the armies of Germany, first the Imperial German Army and later the Heer (ground forces) of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.

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Feldgrau
 
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Hex triplet#4D5D53
sRGBB (r, g, b)(77, 93, 83)
HSV (h, s, v)(142°, 17%, 36%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(38, 10, 144°)
SourceMindjunker
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark grayish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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Bundesarchiv_Bild_169-0952%2C_Russland%2C_bei_Stalingrad%2C_Offiziersbesprechung.jpg
Feldgrau of the Wehrmacht (Stalingrad 1942)
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Service dress in Hellgrau (German Bundeswehr)