Darksome Boulder by Mourning

#283a1c RGB(40,58,28)

About this color

Darksome Boulder by Mourning is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 58, 28) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#283a1cRGB(40, 58, 28)

HSL 96° · 35% 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
Darksome Boulder by Mourning
HEX
#283a1c
RGB
rgb(40,58,28)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,22.7%,11%)
HSL
hsl(96,35%,17%)
HSV
hsv(96,52%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,0,52,77)
LAB
lab(22,-14,16)
LCH
lch(22,21,131)
sRGB
(0.157,0.227,0.11)
HEX8
#283a1cff
CSS Name
Decimal
040058028

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
35%
Hue
96°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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