When Weathered Burial down Ravaging

#174e0e RGB(23,78,14)

About this color

When Weathered Burial down Ravaging presents itself as a dark, vivid green shade, sitting at #174e0e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#174e0eRGB(23, 78, 14)

HSL 112° · 70% 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

In practical terms, a dark green like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Weathered Burial down Ravaging
HEX
#174e0e
RGB
rgb(23,78,14)
RGB%
rgb(9%,30.6%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(112,70%,18%)
HSV
hsv(112,82%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,82,69)
LAB
lab(29,-31,31)
LCH
lch(29,44,135)
sRGB
(0.09,0.306,0.055)
HEX8
#174e0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
023078014

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
70%
Hue
112°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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