When Aged Brine without Smothering

#285913 RGB(40,89,19)

About this color

When Aged Brine without Smothering is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 89, 19) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#285913RGB(40, 89, 19)

HSL 102° · 65% saturation · 21% 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 formats

Name
When Aged Brine without Smothering
HEX
#285913
RGB
rgb(40,89,19)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,34.9%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(102,65%,21%)
HSV
hsv(102,79%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,0,79,65)
LAB
lab(33,-30,33)
LCH
lch(33,45,132)
sRGB
(0.157,0.349,0.075)
HEX8
#285913ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040089019

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
65%
Hue
102°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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