The Ash Around Glacial Brooding

#2c6632 RGB(44,102,50)

About this color

The Ash Around Glacial Brooding is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #2c6632 in the RGB color space.

#2c6632RGB(44, 102, 50)

HSL 126° · 40% saturation · 29% 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 Ash Around Glacial Brooding
HEX
#2c6632
RGB
rgb(44,102,50)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,40%,19.6%)
HSL
hsl(126,40%,29%)
HSV
hsv(126,57%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,51,60)
LAB
lab(38,-31,24)
LCH
lch(38,39,142)
sRGB
(0.173,0.4,0.196)
HEX8
#2c6632ff
CSS Name
Decimal
044102050

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
40%
Hue
126°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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