Piteous Bedrock with Sinking

#102b16 RGB(16,43,22)

About this color

Piteous Bedrock with Sinking is rendered by screens as RGB(16, 43, 22) — a deep, moderate green hue.

#102b16RGB(16, 43, 22)

HSL 133° · 46% saturation · 12% 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
Piteous Bedrock with Sinking
HEX
#102b16
RGB
rgb(16,43,22)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,16.9%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(133,46%,12%)
HSV
hsv(133,63%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,49,83)
LAB
lab(15,-16,11)
LCH
lch(15,19,145)
sRGB
(0.063,0.169,0.086)
HEX8
#102b16ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016043022

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
46%
Hue
133°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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