The Border through Ample Engraving

#536f4d RGB(83,111,77)

About this color

The Border through Ample Engraving is rendered by screens as RGB(83, 111, 77) — a medium-dark, muted green hue.

#536f4dRGB(83, 111, 77)

HSL 109° · 18% saturation · 37% 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 Border through Ample Engraving
HEX
#536f4d
RGB
rgb(83,111,77)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,43.5%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(109,18%,37%)
HSV
hsv(109,31%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,0,31,56)
LAB
lab(44,-17,16)
LCH
lch(44,23,137)
sRGB
(0.325,0.435,0.302)
HEX8
#536f4dff
CSS Name
Decimal
083111077

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
18%
Hue
109°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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