The Cairn beside Stygian Aching

#236b0d RGB(35,107,13)

About this color

The Cairn beside Stygian Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(35, 107, 13) — a dark, intense green hue.

#236b0dRGB(35, 107, 13)

HSL 106° · 78% saturation · 24% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Cairn beside Stygian Aching
HEX
#236b0d
RGB
rgb(35,107,13)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,42%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(106,78%,24%)
HSV
hsv(106,88%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,88,58)
LAB
lab(39,-40,41)
LCH
lch(39,57,134)
sRGB
(0.137,0.42,0.051)
HEX8
#236b0dff
CSS Name
Decimal
035107013

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
78%
Hue
106°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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