Stifled Ash off the Defiling

#3c5a3a RGB(60,90,58)

About this color

Stifled Ash off the Defiling is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #3c5a3a in the RGB color space.

#3c5a3aRGB(60, 90, 58)

HSL 116° · 22% saturation · 29% 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 formats

Name
Stifled Ash off the Defiling
HEX
#3c5a3a
RGB
rgb(60,90,58)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,35.3%,22.7%)
HSL
hsl(116,22%,29%)
HSV
hsv(116,36%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,36,65)
LAB
lab(35,-18,15)
LCH
lch(35,23,140)
sRGB
(0.235,0.353,0.227)
HEX8
#3c5a3aff
CSS Name
Decimal
060090058

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
22%
Hue
116°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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