Cold Ash until the Scorching

#062811 RGB(6,40,17)

About this color

Cold Ash until the Scorching is rendered by screens as RGB(6, 40, 17) — a deep, vivid green hue.

#062811RGB(6, 40, 17)

HSL 139° · 74% saturation · 9% 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
Cold Ash until the Scorching
HEX
#062811
RGB
rgb(6,40,17)
RGB%
rgb(2.4%,15.7%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(139,74%,9%)
HSV
hsv(139,85%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,58,84)
LAB
lab(13,-19,11)
LCH
lch(13,22,150)
sRGB
(0.024,0.157,0.067)
HEX8
#062811ff
CSS Name
Decimal
006040017

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
74%
Hue
139°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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