The Dejected Carbon before Grieving

#1c431b RGB(28,67,27)

About this color

The Dejected Carbon before Grieving is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #1c431b in the RGB color space.

#1c431bRGB(28, 67, 27)

HSL 119° · 43% saturation · 18% 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
The Dejected Carbon before Grieving
HEX
#1c431b
RGB
rgb(28,67,27)
RGB%
rgb(11%,26.3%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(119,43%,18%)
HSV
hsv(119,60%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,0,60,74)
LAB
lab(25,-23,20)
LCH
lch(25,30,139)
sRGB
(0.11,0.263,0.106)
HEX8
#1c431bff
CSS Name
Decimal
028067027

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
43%
Hue
119°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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