When the Brooding Abyss before Haunting

#253618 RGB(37,54,24)

About this color

When the Brooding Abyss before Haunting is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 54, 24) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#253618RGB(37, 54, 24)

HSL 94° · 38% saturation · 15% 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
When the Brooding Abyss before Haunting
HEX
#253618
RGB
rgb(37,54,24)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,21.2%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(94,38%,15%)
HSV
hsv(94,56%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,0,56,79)
LAB
lab(20,-14,17)
LCH
lch(20,22,129)
sRGB
(0.145,0.212,0.094)
HEX8
#253618ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037054024

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
38%
Hue
94°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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