When the Ashen Boulder without Fettering

#233428 RGB(35,52,40)

About this color

When the Ashen Boulder without Fettering is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #233428 in the RGB color space.

#233428RGB(35, 52, 40)

HSL 138° · 20% saturation · 17% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Ashen Boulder without Fettering
HEX
#233428
RGB
rgb(35,52,40)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,20.4%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(138,20%,17%)
HSV
hsv(138,33%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,23,80)
LAB
lab(20,-10,5)
LCH
lch(20,11,153)
sRGB
(0.137,0.204,0.157)
HEX8
#233428ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035052040

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
20%
Hue
138°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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