The Cave underneath Pale Brooding

#3e473d RGB(62,71,61)

About this color

The Cave underneath Pale Brooding is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #3e473d in the RGB color space.

#3e473dRGB(62, 71, 61)

HSL 114° · 8% saturation · 26% 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
The Cave underneath Pale Brooding
HEX
#3e473d
RGB
rgb(62,71,61)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,27.8%,23.9%)
HSL
hsl(114,8%,26%)
HSV
hsv(114,14%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,0,14,72)
LAB
lab(29,-6,5)
LCH
lch(29,8,140)
sRGB
(0.243,0.278,0.239)
HEX8
#3e473dff
CSS Name
Decimal
062071061

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
8%
Hue
114°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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