The Distant Brook upon Adjusting

#31683b RGB(49,104,59)

About this color

The Distant Brook upon Adjusting is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #31683b in the RGB color space.

#31683bRGB(49, 104, 59)

HSL 131° · 36% saturation · 30% 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 Distant Brook upon Adjusting
HEX
#31683b
RGB
rgb(49,104,59)
RGB%
rgb(19.2%,40.8%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(131,36%,30%)
HSV
hsv(131,53%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,43,59)
LAB
lab(39,-29,20)
LCH
lch(39,35,145)
sRGB
(0.192,0.408,0.231)
HEX8
#31683bff
CSS Name
Decimal
049104059

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
36%
Hue
131°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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