Decayed Ash outside the Sinking

#117c21 RGB(17,124,33)

About this color

Decayed Ash outside the Sinking is a intense, dark green tone, fixed at #117c21 in the RGB color space.

#117c21RGB(17, 124, 33)

HSL 129° · 76% saturation · 28% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
Decayed Ash outside the Sinking
HEX
#117c21
RGB
rgb(17,124,33)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,48.6%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(129,76%,28%)
HSV
hsv(129,86%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,73,51)
LAB
lab(45,-47,40)
LCH
lch(45,62,140)
sRGB
(0.067,0.486,0.129)
HEX8
#117c21ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017124033

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
76%
Hue
129°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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