The Blind Basalt round Parching

#2b5a1b RGB(43,90,27)

About this color

The Blind Basalt round Parching is rendered by screens as RGB(43, 90, 27) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#2b5a1bRGB(43, 90, 27)

HSL 105° · 54% saturation · 23% 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
The Blind Basalt round Parching
HEX
#2b5a1b
RGB
rgb(43,90,27)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,35.3%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(105,54%,23%)
HSV
hsv(105,70%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,70,65)
LAB
lab(34,-29,30)
LCH
lch(34,42,134)
sRGB
(0.169,0.353,0.106)
HEX8
#2b5a1bff
CSS Name
Decimal
043090027

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
54%
Hue
105°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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