Stifled Boulder amid Strangling

#296a06 RGB(41,106,6)

About this color

Stifled Boulder amid Strangling is rendered by screens as RGB(41, 106, 6) — a dark, intense green hue.

#296a06RGB(41, 106, 6)

HSL 99° · 89% saturation · 22% 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
Stifled Boulder amid Strangling
HEX
#296a06
RGB
rgb(41,106,6)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,41.6%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(99,89%,22%)
HSV
hsv(99,94%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,94,58)
LAB
lab(39,-38,43)
LCH
lch(39,57,131)
sRGB
(0.161,0.416,0.024)
HEX8
#296a06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041106006

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
89%
Hue
99°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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