The Buried Boulder despite Dissolving

#286510 RGB(40,101,16)

About this color

The Buried Boulder despite Dissolving is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 101, 16) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#286510RGB(40, 101, 16)

HSL 103° · 73% saturation · 23% 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
The Buried Boulder despite Dissolving
HEX
#286510
RGB
rgb(40,101,16)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,39.6%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(103,73%,23%)
HSV
hsv(103,84%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,0,84,60)
LAB
lab(37,-36,39)
LCH
lch(37,53,133)
sRGB
(0.157,0.396,0.063)
HEX8
#286510ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040101016

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
73%
Hue
103°
Chroma
53
Temperature
WarmCool
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