Waning Ash beneath Rusting

#147e36 RGB(20,126,54)

About this color

Waning Ash beneath Rusting is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #147e36 in the RGB color space.

#147e36RGB(20, 126, 54)

HSL 139° · 73% saturation · 29% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Waning Ash beneath Rusting
HEX
#147e36
RGB
rgb(20,126,54)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,49.4%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(139,73%,29%)
HSV
hsv(139,84%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,57,51)
LAB
lab(46,-45,31)
LCH
lch(46,55,145)
sRGB
(0.078,0.494,0.212)
HEX8
#147e36ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020126054

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
73%
Hue
139°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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