When Rough Bluff upon Fastening

#38684e RGB(56,104,78)

About this color

When Rough Bluff upon Fastening is rendered by screens as RGB(56, 104, 78) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#38684eRGB(56, 104, 78)

HSL 148° · 30% saturation · 31% 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 Rough Bluff upon Fastening
HEX
#38684e
RGB
rgb(56,104,78)
RGB%
rgb(22%,40.8%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(148,30%,31%)
HSV
hsv(148,46%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(46,0,25,59)
LAB
lab(40,-23,10)
LCH
lch(40,25,157)
sRGB
(0.22,0.408,0.306)
HEX8
#38684eff
CSS Name
Decimal
056104078

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
30%
Hue
148°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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