Mossbacked Brook down Working

#2a8736 RGB(42,135,54)

About this color

Mossbacked Brook down Working is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 135, 54) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#2a8736RGB(42, 135, 54)

HSL 128° · 53% saturation · 35% 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
Mossbacked Brook down Working
HEX
#2a8736
RGB
rgb(42,135,54)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,52.9%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(128,53%,35%)
HSV
hsv(128,69%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,60,47)
LAB
lab(50,-45,35)
LCH
lch(50,57,142)
sRGB
(0.165,0.529,0.212)
HEX8
#2a8736ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042135054

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
53%
Hue
128°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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