Muted Ash down Parching

#2a352c RGB(42,53,44)

About this color

Muted Ash down Parching is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #2a352c in the RGB color space.

#2a352cRGB(42, 53, 44)

HSL 131° · 12% saturation · 19% 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
Muted Ash down Parching
HEX
#2a352c
RGB
rgb(42,53,44)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,20.8%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(131,12%,19%)
HSV
hsv(131,21%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,17,79)
LAB
lab(21,-7,4)
LCH
lch(21,8,150)
sRGB
(0.165,0.208,0.173)
HEX8
#2a352cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042053044

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
12%
Hue
131°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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