When the Murky Ash between Wrecking

#405248 RGB(64,82,72)

About this color

When the Murky Ash between Wrecking is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 82, 72) — a dark, muted green hue.

#405248RGB(64, 82, 72)

HSL 147° · 12% saturation · 29% 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
When the Murky Ash between Wrecking
HEX
#405248
RGB
rgb(64,82,72)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,32.2%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(147,12%,29%)
HSV
hsv(147,22%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,12,68)
LAB
lab(33,-9,4)
LCH
lch(33,10,156)
sRGB
(0.251,0.322,0.282)
HEX8
#405248ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064082072

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
12%
Hue
147°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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