When Bitter Basalt until Perishing

#1a3423 RGB(26,52,35)

About this color

When Bitter Basalt until Perishing is rendered by screens as RGB(26, 52, 35) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#1a3423RGB(26, 52, 35)

HSL 141° · 33% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Bitter Basalt until Perishing
HEX
#1a3423
RGB
rgb(26,52,35)
RGB%
rgb(10.2%,20.4%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(141,33%,15%)
HSV
hsv(141,50%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,33,80)
LAB
lab(19,-15,8)
LCH
lch(19,17,152)
sRGB
(0.102,0.204,0.137)
HEX8
#1a3423ff
CSS Name
Decimal
026052035

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
33%
Hue
141°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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