When the Eroded Cairn from Shrinking

#177218 RGB(23,114,24)

About this color

When the Eroded Cairn from Shrinking is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #177218 in the RGB color space.

#177218RGB(23, 114, 24)

HSL 121° · 66% saturation · 27% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
When the Eroded Cairn from Shrinking
HEX
#177218
RGB
rgb(23,114,24)
RGB%
rgb(9%,44.7%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(121,66%,27%)
HSV
hsv(121,80%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,79,55)
LAB
lab(42,-44,40)
LCH
lch(42,59,138)
sRGB
(0.09,0.447,0.094)
HEX8
#177218ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023114024

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
66%
Hue
121°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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