When Wretched Ash in Stifling

#086833 RGB(8,104,51)

About this color

When Wretched Ash in Stifling is rendered by screens as RGB(8, 104, 51) — a dark, intense green hue.

#086833RGB(8, 104, 51)

HSL 147° · 86% saturation · 22% 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 Wretched Ash in Stifling
HEX
#086833
RGB
rgb(8,104,51)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,40.8%,20%)
HSL
hsl(147,86%,22%)
HSV
hsv(147,92%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,51,59)
LAB
lab(38,-38,23)
LCH
lch(38,44,149)
sRGB
(0.031,0.408,0.2)
HEX8
#086833ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008104051

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
86%
Hue
147°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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