When the Sensible Brook into Leaning

#2f7e48 RGB(47,126,72)

About this color

When the Sensible Brook into Leaning is rendered by screens as RGB(47, 126, 72) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#2f7e48RGB(47, 126, 72)

HSL 139° · 46% saturation · 34% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Sensible Brook into Leaning
HEX
#2f7e48
RGB
rgb(47,126,72)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,49.4%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(139,46%,34%)
HSV
hsv(139,63%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,43,51)
LAB
lab(47,-37,22)
LCH
lch(47,43,149)
sRGB
(0.184,0.494,0.282)
HEX8
#2f7e48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047126072

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
46%
Hue
139°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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