Subtle Brook round Building

#2a8a2c RGB(42,138,44)

About this color

Subtle Brook round Building is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 138, 44) — a medium-dark, vivid green hue.

#2a8a2cRGB(42, 138, 44)

HSL 121° · 53% saturation · 35% 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
Subtle Brook round Building
HEX
#2a8a2c
RGB
rgb(42,138,44)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,54.1%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(121,53%,35%)
HSV
hsv(121,70%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,68,46)
LAB
lab(51,-47,41)
LCH
lch(51,62,139)
sRGB
(0.165,0.541,0.173)
HEX8
#2a8a2cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042138044

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
53%
Hue
121°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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