The Rusted Boulder onto the Rusting

#3c4635 RGB(60,70,53)

About this color

The Rusted Boulder onto the Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(60, 70, 53) — a dark, muted green hue.

#3c4635RGB(60, 70, 53)

HSL 95° · 14% saturation · 24% 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
The Rusted Boulder onto the Rusting
HEX
#3c4635
RGB
rgb(60,70,53)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,27.5%,20.8%)
HSL
hsl(95,14%,24%)
HSV
hsv(95,24%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,0,24,73)
LAB
lab(28,-8,9)
LCH
lch(28,12,132)
sRGB
(0.235,0.275,0.208)
HEX8
#3c4635ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060070053

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
14%
Hue
95°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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