When Calm Canyon above Lining

#09af23 RGB(9,175,35)

About this color

When Calm Canyon above Lining is rendered by screens as RGB(9, 175, 35) — a medium-dark, intense green hue.

#09af23RGB(9, 175, 35)

HSL 129° · 90% saturation · 36% 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
When Calm Canyon above Lining
HEX
#09af23
RGB
rgb(9,175,35)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,68.6%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(129,90%,36%)
HSV
hsv(129,95%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,80,31)
LAB
lab(62,-63,56)
LCH
lch(62,84,138)
sRGB
(0.035,0.686,0.137)
HEX8
#09af23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
009175035

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
90%
Hue
129°
Chroma
84
Temperature
WarmCool
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