The Bog by Copper Embedding

#45862d RGB(69,134,45)

About this color

The Bog by Copper Embedding is rendered by screens as RGB(69, 134, 45) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#45862dRGB(69, 134, 45)

HSL 104° · 50% saturation · 35% 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 Bog by Copper Embedding
HEX
#45862d
RGB
rgb(69,134,45)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,52.5%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(104,50%,35%)
HSV
hsv(104,66%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,66,47)
LAB
lab(50,-38,40)
LCH
lch(50,55,134)
sRGB
(0.271,0.525,0.176)
HEX8
#45862dff
CSS Name
Decimal
069134045

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
50%
Hue
104°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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