The Withered Ash without Collapsing

#174420 RGB(23,68,32)

About this color

The Withered Ash without Collapsing is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 68, 32) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#174420RGB(23, 68, 32)

HSL 132° · 49% saturation · 18% 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
The Withered Ash without Collapsing
HEX
#174420
RGB
rgb(23,68,32)
RGB%
rgb(9%,26.7%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(132,49%,18%)
HSV
hsv(132,66%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,53,73)
LAB
lab(25,-25,17)
LCH
lch(25,30,146)
sRGB
(0.09,0.267,0.125)
HEX8
#174420ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023068032

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
49%
Hue
132°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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