When Dull Basalt circa Emptying

#145303 RGB(20,83,3)

About this color

When Dull Basalt circa Emptying is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 83, 3) — a dark, intense green hue.

#145303RGB(20, 83, 3)

HSL 107° · 93% 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
When Dull Basalt circa Emptying
HEX
#145303
RGB
rgb(20,83,3)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,32.5%,1.2%)
HSL
hsl(107,93%,17%)
HSV
hsv(107,96%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,96,67)
LAB
lab(30,-35,36)
LCH
lch(30,50,134)
sRGB
(0.078,0.325,0.012)
HEX8
#145303ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020083003

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
93%
Hue
107°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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