The Boulder among Brooding Tarnishing

#252e22 RGB(37,46,34)

About this color

The Boulder among Brooding Tarnishing carries its coordinates at #252e22: a dark green with muted saturation.

#252e22RGB(37, 46, 34)

HSL 105° · 15% saturation · 16% 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 Boulder among Brooding Tarnishing
HEX
#252e22
RGB
rgb(37,46,34)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,18%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(105,15%,16%)
HSV
hsv(105,26%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,0,26,82)
LAB
lab(18,-7,6)
LCH
lch(18,9,139)
sRGB
(0.145,0.18,0.133)
HEX8
#252e22ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037046034

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
15%
Hue
105°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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