When the Dark Burial despite Lapsing

#173708 RGB(23,55,8)

About this color

When the Dark Burial despite Lapsing is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 55, 8) — a deep, intense green hue.

#173708RGB(23, 55, 8)

HSL 101° · 75% saturation · 12% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Dark Burial despite Lapsing
HEX
#173708
RGB
rgb(23,55,8)
RGB%
rgb(9%,21.6%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(101,75%,12%)
HSV
hsv(101,85%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,0,85,78)
LAB
lab(20,-22,24)
LCH
lch(20,33,133)
sRGB
(0.09,0.216,0.031)
HEX8
#173708ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023055008

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
75%
Hue
101°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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