Joyless Cave through the Fettering

#45524a RGB(69,82,74)

About this color

Joyless Cave through the Fettering is rendered by screens as RGB(69, 82, 74) — a dark, muted green hue.

#45524aRGB(69, 82, 74)

HSL 143° · 9% saturation · 30% 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
Joyless Cave through the Fettering
HEX
#45524a
RGB
rgb(69,82,74)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,32.2%,29%)
HSL
hsl(143,9%,30%)
HSV
hsv(143,16%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,0,10,68)
LAB
lab(34,-7,3)
LCH
lch(34,8,157)
sRGB
(0.271,0.322,0.29)
HEX8
#45524aff
CSS Name
Decimal
069082074

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
9%
Hue
143°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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