The Crestfallen Carbon alongside Shadowing

#275a30 RGB(39,90,48)

About this color

The Crestfallen Carbon alongside Shadowing carries its coordinates at #275a30: a dark green with moderate saturation.

#275a30RGB(39, 90, 48)

HSL 131° · 40% saturation · 25% 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 Crestfallen Carbon alongside Shadowing
HEX
#275a30
RGB
rgb(39,90,48)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,35.3%,18.8%)
HSL
hsl(131,40%,25%)
HSV
hsv(131,57%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,47,65)
LAB
lab(34,-27,19)
LCH
lch(34,33,145)
sRGB
(0.153,0.353,0.188)
HEX8
#275a30ff
CSS Name
Decimal
039090048

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
40%
Hue
131°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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