When Mournful Basalt into Dimming

#153923 RGB(21,57,35)

About this color

When Mournful Basalt into Dimming is rendered by screens as RGB(21, 57, 35) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#153923RGB(21, 57, 35)

HSL 143° · 46% saturation · 15% 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
When Mournful Basalt into Dimming
HEX
#153923
RGB
rgb(21,57,35)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,22.4%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(143,46%,15%)
HSV
hsv(143,63%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,39,78)
LAB
lab(21,-19,10)
LCH
lch(21,21,152)
sRGB
(0.082,0.224,0.137)
HEX8
#153923ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021057035

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
46%
Hue
143°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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