When the Decayed Brine past Breaking

#048638 RGB(4,134,56)

About this color

When the Decayed Brine past Breaking is rendered by screens as RGB(4, 134, 56) — a dark, intense green hue.

#048638RGB(4, 134, 56)

HSL 144° · 94% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Decayed Brine past Breaking
HEX
#048638
RGB
rgb(4,134,56)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,52.5%,22%)
HSL
hsl(144,94%,27%)
HSV
hsv(144,97%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,58,47)
LAB
lab(49,-49,33)
LCH
lch(49,59,146)
sRGB
(0.016,0.525,0.22)
HEX8
#048638ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004134056

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
94%
Hue
144°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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