Cheerless Boulder over the Bleeding

#285b1a RGB(40,91,26)

About this color

Cheerless Boulder over the Bleeding carries its coordinates at #285b1a: a dark green with vivid saturation.

#285b1aRGB(40, 91, 26)

HSL 107° · 56% saturation · 23% 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
Cheerless Boulder over the Bleeding
HEX
#285b1a
RGB
rgb(40,91,26)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,35.7%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(107,56%,23%)
HSV
hsv(107,71%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,0,71,64)
LAB
lab(34,-31,31)
LCH
lch(34,44,135)
sRGB
(0.157,0.357,0.102)
HEX8
#285b1aff
CSS Name
Decimal
040091026

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
56%
Hue
107°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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