When Burnt Ash underneath Relenting

#0c3c23 RGB(12,60,35)

About this color

When Burnt Ash underneath Relenting is rendered by screens as RGB(12, 60, 35) — a deep, vivid green hue.

#0c3c23RGB(12, 60, 35)

HSL 149° · 67% saturation · 14% 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 Burnt Ash underneath Relenting
HEX
#0c3c23
RGB
rgb(12,60,35)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,23.5%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(149,67%,14%)
HSV
hsv(149,80%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,42,76)
LAB
lab(22,-23,11)
LCH
lch(22,25,154)
sRGB
(0.047,0.235,0.137)
HEX8
#0c3c23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012060035

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
67%
Hue
149°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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