The Austere Char round Darkening

#285010 RGB(40,80,16)

About this color

The Austere Char round Darkening is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #285010 in the RGB color space.

#285010RGB(40, 80, 16)

HSL 98° · 67% 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 formats

Name
The Austere Char round Darkening
HEX
#285010
RGB
rgb(40,80,16)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,31.4%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(98,67%,19%)
HSV
hsv(98,80%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,80,69)
LAB
lab(30,-27,31)
LCH
lch(30,41,131)
sRGB
(0.157,0.314,0.063)
HEX8
#285010ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040080016

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
67%
Hue
98°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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