Burnt Burial outside Shrinking

#40542c RGB(64,84,44)

About this color

Burnt Burial outside Shrinking is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 84, 44) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#40542cRGB(64, 84, 44)

HSL 90° · 31% saturation · 25% 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
Burnt Burial outside Shrinking
HEX
#40542c
RGB
rgb(64,84,44)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,32.9%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(90,31%,25%)
HSV
hsv(90,48%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,48,67)
LAB
lab(33,-16,21)
LCH
lch(33,26,127)
sRGB
(0.251,0.329,0.173)
HEX8
#40542cff
CSS Name
Decimal
064084044

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
31%
Hue
90°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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