The Border with Devoted Crafting

#288022 RGB(40,128,34)

About this color

The Border with Devoted Crafting settles into a dark green territory with a vivid quality that feels neutral — captured at #288022, RGB(40, 128, 34).

#288022RGB(40, 128, 34)

HSL 116° · 58% saturation · 32% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 formats

Name
The Border with Devoted Crafting
HEX
#288022
RGB
rgb(40,128,34)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,50.2%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(116,58%,32%)
HSV
hsv(116,73%,50%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,73,50)
LAB
lab(47,-45,41)
LCH
lch(47,61,138)
sRGB
(0.157,0.502,0.133)
HEX8
#288022ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040128034

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
58%
Hue
116°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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