When Rich Canyon Around Setting

#228c2e RGB(34,140,46)

About this color

When Rich Canyon Around Setting is rendered by screens as RGB(34, 140, 46) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#228c2eRGB(34, 140, 46)

HSL 127° · 61% saturation · 34% 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 Rich Canyon Around Setting
HEX
#228c2e
RGB
rgb(34,140,46)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,54.9%,18%)
HSL
hsl(127,61%,34%)
HSV
hsv(127,76%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,67,45)
LAB
lab(51,-49,41)
LCH
lch(51,64,140)
sRGB
(0.133,0.549,0.18)
HEX8
#228c2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
034140046

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
61%
Hue
127°
Chroma
64
Temperature
WarmCool
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