When Recollected Brook beside Knitting

#427d53 RGB(66,125,83)

About this color

When Recollected Brook beside Knitting is rendered by screens as RGB(66, 125, 83) — a medium-dark, moderate green hue.

#427d53RGB(66, 125, 83)

HSL 137° · 31% saturation · 37% 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 Recollected Brook beside Knitting
HEX
#427d53
RGB
rgb(66,125,83)
RGB%
rgb(25.9%,49%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(137,31%,37%)
HSV
hsv(137,47%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,34,51)
LAB
lab(48,-29,17)
LCH
lch(48,34,150)
sRGB
(0.259,0.49,0.325)
HEX8
#427d53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
066125083

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
31%
Hue
137°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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