When the Glacial Carbon alongside Wracking

#224e18 RGB(34,78,24)

About this color

When the Glacial Carbon alongside Wracking is rendered by screens as RGB(34, 78, 24) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#224e18RGB(34, 78, 24)

HSL 109° · 53% saturation · 20% 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
When the Glacial Carbon alongside Wracking
HEX
#224e18
RGB
rgb(34,78,24)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,30.6%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(109,53%,20%)
HSV
hsv(109,69%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,0,69,69)
LAB
lab(29,-27,27)
LCH
lch(29,38,135)
sRGB
(0.133,0.306,0.094)
HEX8
#224e18ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034078024

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
53%
Hue
109°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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