When the Earthen Brook on Casting

#5e8a38 RGB(94,138,56)

About this color

When the Earthen Brook on Casting is a moderate, medium-dark green tone, fixed at #5e8a38 in the RGB color space.

#5e8a38RGB(94, 138, 56)

HSL 92° · 42% saturation · 38% lightness

🧠

Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

🏛️

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.

✏️

Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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.

🎭

Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Earthen Brook on Casting
HEX
#5e8a38
RGB
rgb(94,138,56)
RGB%
rgb(36.9%,54.1%,22%)
HSL
hsl(92,42%,38%)
HSV
hsv(92,59%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(32,0,59,46)
LAB
lab(53,-30,38)
LCH
lch(53,48,128)
sRGB
(0.369,0.541,0.22)
HEX8
#5e8a38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
094138056

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
42%
Hue
92°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share