When Buried Char over Weeping

#164f2e RGB(22,79,46)

About this color

When Buried Char over Weeping is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #164f2e in the RGB color space.

#164f2eRGB(22, 79, 46)

HSL 145° · 56% saturation · 20% 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
When Buried Char over Weeping
HEX
#164f2e
RGB
rgb(22,79,46)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,31%,18%)
HSL
hsl(145,56%,20%)
HSV
hsv(145,72%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,42,69)
LAB
lab(29,-27,14)
LCH
lch(29,30,153)
sRGB
(0.086,0.31,0.18)
HEX8
#164f2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
022079046

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
56%
Hue
145°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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