The Comfortless Cairn till Eroding

#47642b RGB(71,100,43)

About this color

The Comfortless Cairn till Eroding is rendered by screens as RGB(71, 100, 43) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#47642bRGB(71, 100, 43)

HSL 91° · 40% saturation · 28% 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 formats

Name
The Comfortless Cairn till Eroding
HEX
#47642b
RGB
rgb(71,100,43)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,39.2%,16.9%)
HSL
hsl(91,40%,28%)
HSV
hsv(91,57%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,0,57,61)
LAB
lab(39,-22,29)
LCH
lch(39,36,127)
sRGB
(0.278,0.392,0.169)
HEX8
#47642bff
CSS Name
Decimal
071100043

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
40%
Hue
91°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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