The Cairn before Drained Sinking

#455932 RGB(69,89,50)

About this color

The Cairn before Drained Sinking is rendered by screens as RGB(69, 89, 50) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#455932RGB(69, 89, 50)

HSL 91° · 28% saturation · 27% 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
The Cairn before Drained Sinking
HEX
#455932
RGB
rgb(69,89,50)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,34.9%,19.6%)
HSL
hsl(91,28%,27%)
HSV
hsv(91,44%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,44,65)
LAB
lab(35,-16,20)
LCH
lch(35,26,129)
sRGB
(0.271,0.349,0.196)
HEX8
#455932ff
CSS Name
Decimal
069089050

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
28%
Hue
91°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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