Raw Burial without the Curdling

#163b21 RGB(22,59,33)

About this color

Raw Burial without the Curdling is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #163b21 in the RGB color space.

#163b21RGB(22, 59, 33)

HSL 138° · 46% saturation · 16% 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 formats

Name
Raw Burial without the Curdling
HEX
#163b21
RGB
rgb(22,59,33)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,23.1%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(138,46%,16%)
HSV
hsv(138,63%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,44,77)
LAB
lab(22,-20,12)
LCH
lch(22,23,149)
sRGB
(0.086,0.231,0.129)
HEX8
#163b21ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022059033

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
46%
Hue
138°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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