Bereft Cairn before Hounding

#1c6836 RGB(28,104,54)

About this color

Bereft Cairn before Hounding is rendered by screens as RGB(28, 104, 54) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#1c6836RGB(28, 104, 54)

HSL 141° · 58% saturation · 26% 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

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
Bereft Cairn before Hounding
HEX
#1c6836
RGB
rgb(28,104,54)
RGB%
rgb(11%,40.8%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(141,58%,26%)
HSV
hsv(141,73%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,48,59)
LAB
lab(39,-35,22)
LCH
lch(39,41,148)
sRGB
(0.11,0.408,0.212)
HEX8
#1c6836ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028104054

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
58%
Hue
141°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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