Sable Abyss until Souring

#0c5006 RGB(12,80,6)

About this color

Sable Abyss until Souring is rendered by screens as RGB(12, 80, 6) — a dark, intense green hue.

#0c5006RGB(12, 80, 6)

HSL 115° · 86% saturation · 17% 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
Sable Abyss until Souring
HEX
#0c5006
RGB
rgb(12,80,6)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,31.4%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(115,86%,17%)
HSV
hsv(115,93%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,93,69)
LAB
lab(29,-35,34)
LCH
lch(29,49,136)
sRGB
(0.047,0.314,0.024)
HEX8
#0c5006ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012080006

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
86%
Hue
115°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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