The Brine Inside Derelict Consuming

#28392d RGB(40,57,45)

About this color

The Brine Inside Derelict Consuming is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 57, 45) — a dark, muted green hue.

#28392dRGB(40, 57, 45)

HSL 138° · 18% saturation · 19% 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
The Brine Inside Derelict Consuming
HEX
#28392d
RGB
rgb(40,57,45)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,22.4%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(138,18%,19%)
HSV
hsv(138,30%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,21,78)
LAB
lab(22,-10,5)
LCH
lch(22,11,153)
sRGB
(0.157,0.224,0.176)
HEX8
#28392dff
CSS Name
Decimal
040057045

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
18%
Hue
138°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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