Eclipsed Carbon on Faltering

#097c3c RGB(9,124,60)

About this color

Eclipsed Carbon on Faltering is rendered by screens as RGB(9, 124, 60) — a dark, intense green hue.

#097c3cRGB(9, 124, 60)

HSL 147° · 86% saturation · 26% 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
Eclipsed Carbon on Faltering
HEX
#097c3c
RGB
rgb(9,124,60)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,48.6%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(147,86%,26%)
HSV
hsv(147,93%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,52,51)
LAB
lab(45,-44,27)
LCH
lch(45,52,148)
sRGB
(0.035,0.486,0.235)
HEX8
#097c3cff
CSS Name
Decimal
009124060

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
86%
Hue
147°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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