When the Mired Boulder without Bemoaning

#2b2f28 RGB(43,47,40)

About this color

When the Mired Boulder without Bemoaning is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #2b2f28 in the RGB color space.

#2b2f28RGB(43, 47, 40)

HSL 94° · 8% saturation · 17% 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
When the Mired Boulder without Bemoaning
HEX
#2b2f28
RGB
rgb(43,47,40)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,18.4%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(94,8%,17%)
HSV
hsv(94,15%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,15,82)
LAB
lab(19,-3,4)
LCH
lch(19,5,127)
sRGB
(0.169,0.184,0.157)
HEX8
#2b2f28ff
CSS Name
Decimal
043047040

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
8%
Hue
94°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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