Decayed Bedrock alongside the Clouding

#16452a RGB(22,69,42)

About this color

Decayed Bedrock alongside the Clouding is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #16452a in the RGB color space.

#16452aRGB(22, 69, 42)

HSL 146° · 52% saturation · 18% 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
Decayed Bedrock alongside the Clouding
HEX
#16452a
RGB
rgb(22,69,42)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,27.1%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(146,52%,18%)
HSV
hsv(146,68%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,39,73)
LAB
lab(26,-23,12)
LCH
lch(26,26,152)
sRGB
(0.086,0.271,0.165)
HEX8
#16452aff
CSS Name
Decimal
022069042

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
52%
Hue
146°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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