When Crumbling Cairn beneath Smoldering

#28472e RGB(40,71,46)

About this color

When Crumbling Cairn beneath Smoldering is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #28472e in the RGB color space.

#28472eRGB(40, 71, 46)

HSL 132° · 28% saturation · 22% 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 Crumbling Cairn beneath Smoldering
HEX
#28472e
RGB
rgb(40,71,46)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,27.8%,18%)
HSL
hsl(132,28%,22%)
HSV
hsv(132,44%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,0,35,72)
LAB
lab(27,-18,12)
LCH
lch(27,22,146)
sRGB
(0.157,0.278,0.18)
HEX8
#28472eff
CSS Name
Decimal
040071046

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
28%
Hue
132°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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