When the Crestfallen Ash under Disintegrating

#283728 RGB(40,55,40)

About this color

When the Crestfallen Ash under Disintegrating is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #283728 in the RGB color space.

#283728RGB(40, 55, 40)

HSL 120° · 16% saturation · 19% 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
When the Crestfallen Ash under Disintegrating
HEX
#283728
RGB
rgb(40,55,40)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,21.6%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(120,16%,19%)
HSV
hsv(120,27%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,27,78)
LAB
lab(21,-10,7)
LCH
lch(21,12,145)
sRGB
(0.157,0.216,0.157)
HEX8
#283728ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040055040

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
16%
Hue
120°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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