The Boulder for Lonely Shadowing

#2e5e12 RGB(46,94,18)

About this color

The Boulder for Lonely Shadowing is rendered by screens as RGB(46, 94, 18) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#2e5e12RGB(46, 94, 18)

HSL 98° · 68% 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
The Boulder for Lonely Shadowing
HEX
#2e5e12
RGB
rgb(46,94,18)
RGB%
rgb(18%,36.9%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(98,68%,22%)
HSV
hsv(98,81%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,81,63)
LAB
lab(35,-31,36)
LCH
lch(35,48,131)
sRGB
(0.18,0.369,0.071)
HEX8
#2e5e12ff
CSS Name
Decimal
046094018

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
68%
Hue
98°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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