Pitiless Cave up Waning

#0a5c2c RGB(10,92,44)

About this color

Pitiless Cave up Waning is rendered by screens as RGB(10, 92, 44) — a dark, intense green hue.

#0a5c2cRGB(10, 92, 44)

HSL 145° · 80% saturation · 20% 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
Pitiless Cave up Waning
HEX
#0a5c2c
RGB
rgb(10,92,44)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,36.1%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(145,80%,20%)
HSV
hsv(145,89%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,52,64)
LAB
lab(34,-35,21)
LCH
lch(34,41,149)
sRGB
(0.039,0.361,0.173)
HEX8
#0a5c2cff
CSS Name
Decimal
010092044

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
80%
Hue
145°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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