Sober Brook for Layering

#188a3c RGB(24,138,60)

About this color

Sober Brook for Layering is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #188a3c in the RGB color space.

#188a3cRGB(24, 138, 60)

HSL 139° · 70% saturation · 32% 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
Sober Brook for Layering
HEX
#188a3c
RGB
rgb(24,138,60)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,54.1%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(139,70%,32%)
HSV
hsv(139,83%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,57,46)
LAB
lab(50,-48,33)
LCH
lch(50,58,145)
sRGB
(0.094,0.541,0.235)
HEX8
#188a3cff
CSS Name
Decimal
024138060

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
70%
Hue
139°
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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