Austere Brine During Embittering

#2c531c RGB(44,83,28)

About this color

Austere Brine During Embittering is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 83, 28) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#2c531cRGB(44, 83, 28)

HSL 103° · 50% 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 formats

Name
Austere Brine During Embittering
HEX
#2c531c
RGB
rgb(44,83,28)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,32.5%,11%)
HSL
hsl(103,50%,22%)
HSV
hsv(103,66%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,66,67)
LAB
lab(31,-25,27)
LCH
lch(31,37,133)
sRGB
(0.173,0.325,0.11)
HEX8
#2c531cff
CSS Name
Decimal
044083028

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
50%
Hue
103°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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