What the Ash atop Harsh Clouding

#163619 RGB(22,54,25)

About this color

What the Ash atop Harsh Clouding is rendered by screens as RGB(22, 54, 25) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#163619RGB(22, 54, 25)

HSL 126° · 42% 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

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
What the Ash atop Harsh Clouding
HEX
#163619
RGB
rgb(22,54,25)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,21.2%,9.8%)
HSL
hsl(126,42%,15%)
HSV
hsv(126,59%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,54,79)
LAB
lab(20,-19,15)
LCH
lch(20,24,142)
sRGB
(0.086,0.212,0.098)
HEX8
#163619ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022054025

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
42%
Hue
126°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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