Embittered Boulder down Plaguing

#172906 RGB(23,41,6)

About this color

Embittered Boulder down Plaguing is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 41, 6) — a deep, vivid green hue.

#172906RGB(23, 41, 6)

HSL 91° · 74% saturation · 9% 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
Embittered Boulder down Plaguing
HEX
#172906
RGB
rgb(23,41,6)
RGB%
rgb(9%,16.1%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(91,74%,9%)
HSV
hsv(91,85%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,0,85,84)
LAB
lab(14,-15,18)
LCH
lch(14,23,130)
sRGB
(0.09,0.161,0.024)
HEX8
#172906ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023041006

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
74%
Hue
91°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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