Scorched Ash amid the Strangling

#3b5341 RGB(59,83,65)

About this color

Scorched Ash amid the Strangling is rendered by screens as RGB(59, 83, 65) — a dark, muted green hue.

#3b5341RGB(59, 83, 65)

HSL 135° · 17% saturation · 28% 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
Scorched Ash amid the Strangling
HEX
#3b5341
RGB
rgb(59,83,65)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,32.5%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(135,17%,28%)
HSV
hsv(135,29%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,0,22,67)
LAB
lab(33,-13,8)
LCH
lch(33,15,148)
sRGB
(0.231,0.325,0.255)
HEX8
#3b5341ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059083065

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
17%
Hue
135°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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