Dark Char without Mauling

#2b5e3c RGB(43,94,60)

About this color

Dark Char without Mauling is rendered by screens as RGB(43, 94, 60) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#2b5e3cRGB(43, 94, 60)

HSL 140° · 37% saturation · 27% 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
Dark Char without Mauling
HEX
#2b5e3c
RGB
rgb(43,94,60)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,36.9%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(140,37%,27%)
HSV
hsv(140,54%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,36,63)
LAB
lab(36,-26,14)
LCH
lch(36,30,152)
sRGB
(0.169,0.369,0.235)
HEX8
#2b5e3cff
CSS Name
Decimal
043094060

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
37%
Hue
140°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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