Ghostly Bedrock amid Despairing

#2a541c RGB(42,84,28)

About this color

Ghostly Bedrock amid Despairing is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #2a541c in the RGB color space.

#2a541cRGB(42, 84, 28)

HSL 105° · 50% saturation · 22% 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
Ghostly Bedrock amid Despairing
HEX
#2a541c
RGB
rgb(42,84,28)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,32.9%,11%)
HSL
hsl(105,50%,22%)
HSV
hsv(105,67%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,67,67)
LAB
lab(32,-27,28)
LCH
lch(32,39,134)
sRGB
(0.165,0.329,0.11)
HEX8
#2a541cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042084028

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
50%
Hue
105°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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