When Sunken Carbon for Stalling

#3b4b3e RGB(59,75,62)

About this color

When Sunken Carbon for Stalling is rendered by screens as RGB(59, 75, 62) — a dark, muted green hue.

#3b4b3eRGB(59, 75, 62)

HSL 131° · 12% saturation · 26% 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 Sunken Carbon for Stalling
HEX
#3b4b3e
RGB
rgb(59,75,62)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,29.4%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(131,12%,26%)
HSV
hsv(131,21%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,17,71)
LAB
lab(30,-9,6)
LCH
lch(30,11,146)
sRGB
(0.231,0.294,0.243)
HEX8
#3b4b3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
059075062

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
12%
Hue
131°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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