When the Rueful Brine until Burdening

#021108 RGB(2,17,8)

About this color

When the Rueful Brine until Burdening occupies the deep, intense end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #021108 — RGB(2, 17, 8).

#021108RGB(2, 17, 8)

HSL 144° · 79% saturation · 4% 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
When the Rueful Brine until Burdening
HEX
#021108
RGB
rgb(2,17,8)
RGB%
rgb(0.8%,6.7%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(144,79%,4%)
HSV
hsv(144,88%,7%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,53,93)
LAB
lab(4,-6,2)
LCH
lch(4,6,162)
sRGB
(0.008,0.067,0.031)
HEX8
#021108ff
CSS Name
Decimal
002017008

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Color info

Lightness
4%
Saturation
79%
Hue
144°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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