The Cairn upon Shadowy Staining

#2c573d RGB(44,87,61)

About this color

The Cairn upon Shadowy Staining is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #2c573d in the RGB color space.

#2c573dRGB(44, 87, 61)

HSL 144° · 33% saturation · 26% 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
The Cairn upon Shadowy Staining
HEX
#2c573d
RGB
rgb(44,87,61)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,34.1%,23.9%)
HSL
hsl(144,33%,26%)
HSV
hsv(144,49%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,30,66)
LAB
lab(33,-22,11)
LCH
lch(33,25,153)
sRGB
(0.173,0.341,0.239)
HEX8
#2c573dff
CSS Name
Decimal
044087061

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
33%
Hue
144°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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