The Thick Alcove through Reckoning

#148640 RGB(20,134,64)

About this color

The Thick Alcove through Reckoning is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 134, 64) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#148640RGB(20, 134, 64)

HSL 143° · 74% saturation · 30% 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
The Thick Alcove through Reckoning
HEX
#148640
RGB
rgb(20,134,64)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,52.5%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(143,74%,30%)
HSV
hsv(143,85%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,52,47)
LAB
lab(49,-46,29)
LCH
lch(49,54,148)
sRGB
(0.078,0.525,0.251)
HEX8
#148640ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020134064

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
74%
Hue
143°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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