Nocturnal Ash without the Devouring

#16522a RGB(22,82,42)

About this color

Nocturnal Ash without the Devouring is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #16522a in the RGB color space.

#16522aRGB(22, 82, 42)

HSL 140° · 58% 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
Nocturnal Ash without the Devouring
HEX
#16522a
RGB
rgb(22,82,42)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,32.2%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(140,58%,20%)
HSV
hsv(140,73%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,49,68)
LAB
lab(30,-29,18)
LCH
lch(30,34,148)
sRGB
(0.086,0.322,0.165)
HEX8
#16522aff
CSS Name
Decimal
022082042

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
58%
Hue
140°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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