The Ash before Fallen Stifling

#2b5512 RGB(43,85,18)

About this color

The Ash before Fallen Stifling is rendered by screens as RGB(43, 85, 18) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#2b5512RGB(43, 85, 18)

HSL 98° · 65% saturation · 20% 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 formats

Name
The Ash before Fallen Stifling
HEX
#2b5512
RGB
rgb(43,85,18)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,33.3%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(98,65%,20%)
HSV
hsv(98,79%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,79,67)
LAB
lab(32,-28,33)
LCH
lch(32,43,130)
sRGB
(0.169,0.333,0.071)
HEX8
#2b5512ff
CSS Name
Decimal
043085018

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
65%
Hue
98°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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