When Dreary Burial along Shrinking

#153f0e RGB(21,63,14)

About this color

When Dreary Burial along Shrinking presents itself as a dark, vivid green shade, sitting at #153f0e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#153f0eRGB(21, 63, 14)

HSL 111° · 64% saturation · 15% 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

In practical terms, a dark green like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
When Dreary Burial along Shrinking
HEX
#153f0e
RGB
rgb(21,63,14)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,24.7%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(111,64%,15%)
HSV
hsv(111,78%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,78,75)
LAB
lab(23,-26,25)
LCH
lch(23,36,136)
sRGB
(0.082,0.247,0.055)
HEX8
#153f0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
021063014

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
64%
Hue
111°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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