What Pale Ash within Dreading

#082a04 RGB(8,42,4)

About this color

What Pale Ash within Dreading is rendered by screens as RGB(8, 42, 4) — a deep, intense green hue.

#082a04RGB(8, 42, 4)

HSL 114° · 83% saturation · 9% 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 formats

Name
What Pale Ash within Dreading
HEX
#082a04
RGB
rgb(8,42,4)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,16.5%,1.6%)
HSL
hsl(114,83%,9%)
HSV
hsv(114,90%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,90,84)
LAB
lab(14,-21,18)
LCH
lch(14,28,139)
sRGB
(0.031,0.165,0.016)
HEX8
#082a04ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008042004

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
83%
Hue
114°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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