The Dejected Cairn Inside Congealing

#000400 RGB(0,4,0)

About this color

The Dejected Cairn Inside Congealing is rendered by screens as RGB(0, 4, 0) — a deep, intense green hue.

#000400RGB(0, 4, 0)

HSL 120° · 100% saturation · 1% 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
The Dejected Cairn Inside Congealing
HEX
#000400
RGB
rgb(0,4,0)
RGB%
rgb(0%,1.6%,0%)
HSL
hsl(120,100%,1%)
HSV
hsv(120,100%,2%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,100,98)
LAB
lab(1,-2,1)
LCH
lch(1,2,153)
sRGB
(0,0.016,0)
HEX8
#000400ff
CSS Name
Decimal
000004000

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Color info

Lightness
1%
Saturation
100%
Hue
120°
Chroma
2
Temperature
WarmCool
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