The Pitiless Ash through the Rending

#273325 RGB(39,51,37)

About this color

The Pitiless Ash through the Rending is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #273325 in the RGB color space.

#273325RGB(39, 51, 37)

HSL 111° · 16% 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
The Pitiless Ash through the Rending
HEX
#273325
RGB
rgb(39,51,37)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,20%,14.5%)
HSL
hsl(111,16%,17%)
HSV
hsv(111,27%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,27,80)
LAB
lab(20,-8,7)
LCH
lch(20,11,139)
sRGB
(0.153,0.2,0.145)
HEX8
#273325ff
CSS Name
Decimal
039051037

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
16%
Hue
111°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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