The Cairn down Umbral Receding

#065c2d RGB(6,92,45)

About this color

The Cairn down Umbral Receding is rendered by screens as RGB(6, 92, 45) — a dark, intense green hue.

#065c2dRGB(6, 92, 45)

HSL 147° · 88% saturation · 19% 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
The Cairn down Umbral Receding
HEX
#065c2d
RGB
rgb(6,92,45)
RGB%
rgb(2.4%,36.1%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(147,88%,19%)
HSV
hsv(147,93%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,51,64)
LAB
lab(34,-35,21)
LCH
lch(34,41,149)
sRGB
(0.024,0.361,0.176)
HEX8
#065c2dff
CSS Name
Decimal
006092045

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
88%
Hue
147°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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