When Mellowed Brook over Casting

#387a3e RGB(56,122,62)

About this color

When Mellowed Brook over Casting is a moderate, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #387a3e in the RGB color space.

#387a3eRGB(56, 122, 62)

HSL 125° · 37% saturation · 35% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Mellowed Brook over Casting
HEX
#387a3e
RGB
rgb(56,122,62)
RGB%
rgb(22%,47.8%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(125,37%,35%)
HSV
hsv(125,54%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,49,52)
LAB
lab(46,-35,26)
LCH
lch(46,44,143)
sRGB
(0.22,0.478,0.243)
HEX8
#387a3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
056122062

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
37%
Hue
125°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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