When Fading Brine on Quaking

#174a2e RGB(23,74,46)

About this color

When Fading Brine on Quaking is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 74, 46) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#174a2eRGB(23, 74, 46)

HSL 147° · 53% saturation · 19% 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
When Fading Brine on Quaking
HEX
#174a2e
RGB
rgb(23,74,46)
RGB%
rgb(9%,29%,18%)
HSL
hsl(147,53%,19%)
HSV
hsv(147,69%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,38,71)
LAB
lab(28,-25,12)
LCH
lch(28,28,154)
sRGB
(0.09,0.29,0.18)
HEX8
#174a2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
023074046

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
53%
Hue
147°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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