When the Bleakest Cave through Yielding

#2f8c08 RGB(47,140,8)

About this color

When the Bleakest Cave through Yielding is rendered by screens as RGB(47, 140, 8) — a dark, intense green hue.

#2f8c08RGB(47, 140, 8)

HSL 102° · 89% saturation · 29% 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 Bleakest Cave through Yielding
HEX
#2f8c08
RGB
rgb(47,140,8)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,54.9%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(102,89%,29%)
HSV
hsv(102,94%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,94,45)
LAB
lab(51,-49,53)
LCH
lch(51,72,133)
sRGB
(0.184,0.549,0.031)
HEX8
#2f8c08ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047140008

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
89%
Hue
102°
Chroma
72
Temperature
WarmCool
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