Stygian Burial after the Clouding

#28302a RGB(40,48,42)

About this color

Stygian Burial after the Clouding is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 48, 42) — a dark, muted green hue.

#28302aRGB(40, 48, 42)

HSL 135° · 9% saturation · 17% 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
Stygian Burial after the Clouding
HEX
#28302a
RGB
rgb(40,48,42)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,18.8%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(135,9%,17%)
HSV
hsv(135,17%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(17,0,13,81)
LAB
lab(19,-5,3)
LCH
lch(19,6,149)
sRGB
(0.157,0.188,0.165)
HEX8
#28302aff
CSS Name
Decimal
040048042

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
9%
Hue
135°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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