When the Benighted Char without Dissolving

#3c7518 RGB(60,117,24)

About this color

When the Benighted Char without Dissolving is rendered by screens as RGB(60, 117, 24) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#3c7518RGB(60, 117, 24)

HSL 97° · 66% 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 formats

Name
When the Benighted Char without Dissolving
HEX
#3c7518
RGB
rgb(60,117,24)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,45.9%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(97,66%,28%)
HSV
hsv(97,79%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,79,54)
LAB
lab(44,-35,42)
LCH
lch(44,55,130)
sRGB
(0.235,0.459,0.094)
HEX8
#3c7518ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060117024

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
66%
Hue
97°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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