What Tender Brook through Setting

#0cac44 RGB(12,172,68)

About this color

What Tender Brook through Setting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0cac44 — RGB(12, 172, 68).

#0cac44RGB(12, 172, 68)

HSL 141° · 87% 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
What Tender Brook through Setting
HEX
#0cac44
RGB
rgb(12,172,68)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,67.5%,26.7%)
HSL
hsl(141,87%,36%)
HSV
hsv(141,93%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,60,33)
LAB
lab(62,-59,42)
LCH
lch(62,72,145)
sRGB
(0.047,0.675,0.267)
HEX8
#0cac44ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012172068

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
87%
Hue
141°
Chroma
72
Temperature
WarmCool
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