Layered Basin onto Rooting

#406c4c RGB(64,108,76)

About this color

Layered Basin onto Rooting is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #406c4c in the RGB color space.

#406c4cRGB(64, 108, 76)

HSL 136° · 26% saturation · 34% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Layered Basin onto Rooting
HEX
#406c4c
RGB
rgb(64,108,76)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,42.4%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(136,26%,34%)
HSV
hsv(136,41%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,30,58)
LAB
lab(42,-23,13)
LCH
lch(42,26,151)
sRGB
(0.251,0.424,0.298)
HEX8
#406c4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
064108076

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
26%
Hue
136°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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