The Piteous Ash Inside Quenching

#466d2b RGB(70,109,43)

About this color

The Piteous Ash Inside Quenching is rendered by screens as RGB(70, 109, 43) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#466d2bRGB(70, 109, 43)

HSL 95° · 43% saturation · 30% 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 Piteous Ash Inside Quenching
HEX
#466d2b
RGB
rgb(70,109,43)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,42.7%,16.9%)
HSL
hsl(95,43%,30%)
HSV
hsv(95,61%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,0,61,57)
LAB
lab(42,-26,32)
LCH
lch(42,41,129)
sRGB
(0.275,0.427,0.169)
HEX8
#466d2bff
CSS Name
Decimal
070109043

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
43%
Hue
95°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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