When Ghostly Carbon opposite Quelling

#17271e RGB(23,39,30)

About this color

When Ghostly Carbon opposite Quelling is a moderate, deep green tone, fixed at #17271e in the RGB color space.

#17271eRGB(23, 39, 30)

HSL 146° · 26% saturation · 12% lightness

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Psychology

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

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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

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.

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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.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Ghostly Carbon opposite Quelling
HEX
#17271e
RGB
rgb(23,39,30)
RGB%
rgb(9%,15.3%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(146,26%,12%)
HSV
hsv(146,41%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,23,85)
LAB
lab(14,-9,4)
LCH
lch(14,10,156)
sRGB
(0.09,0.153,0.118)
HEX8
#17271eff
CSS Name
Decimal
023039030

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
26%
Hue
146°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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