When Rueful Cave alongside Harrowing

#182e0e RGB(24,46,14)

About this color

When Rueful Cave alongside Harrowing is a deep green with a vivid character, positioned at #182e0e on the color spectrum.

#182e0eRGB(24, 46, 14)

HSL 101° · 53% saturation · 12% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Rueful Cave alongside Harrowing
HEX
#182e0e
RGB
rgb(24,46,14)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,18%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(101,53%,12%)
HSV
hsv(101,70%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,0,70,82)
LAB
lab(16,-16,17)
LCH
lch(16,23,133)
sRGB
(0.094,0.18,0.055)
HEX8
#182e0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
024046014

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
53%
Hue
101°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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