Hellish Carbon outside Vanishing

#16231c RGB(22,35,28)

About this color

Hellish Carbon outside Vanishing occupies the deep, muted end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #16231c — RGB(22, 35, 28).

#16231cRGB(22, 35, 28)

HSL 148° · 23% saturation · 11% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Hellish Carbon outside Vanishing
HEX
#16231c
RGB
rgb(22,35,28)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,13.7%,11%)
HSL
hsl(148,23%,11%)
HSV
hsv(148,37%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(37,0,20,86)
LAB
lab(12,-8,3)
LCH
lch(12,9,159)
sRGB
(0.086,0.137,0.11)
HEX8
#16231cff
CSS Name
Decimal
022035028

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
23%
Hue
148°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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