When Airless Bedrock circa Quaking

#48622e RGB(72,98,46)

About this color

When Airless Bedrock circa Quaking is rendered by screens as RGB(72, 98, 46) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#48622eRGB(72, 98, 46)

HSL 90° · 36% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Airless Bedrock circa Quaking
HEX
#48622e
RGB
rgb(72,98,46)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,38.4%,18%)
HSL
hsl(90,36%,28%)
HSV
hsv(90,53%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,53,62)
LAB
lab(38,-20,26)
LCH
lch(38,33,128)
sRGB
(0.282,0.384,0.18)
HEX8
#48622eff
CSS Name
Decimal
072098046

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
36%
Hue
90°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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