When Twilight Basalt atop Curdling

#002d0e RGB(0,45,14)

About this color

When Twilight Basalt atop Curdling is rendered by screens as RGB(0, 45, 14) — a deep, intense green hue.

#002d0eRGB(0, 45, 14)

HSL 139° · 100% saturation · 9% 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 Twilight Basalt atop Curdling
HEX
#002d0e
RGB
rgb(0,45,14)
RGB%
rgb(0%,17.6%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(139,100%,9%)
HSV
hsv(139,100%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,69,82)
LAB
lab(15,-23,15)
LCH
lch(15,27,147)
sRGB
(0,0.176,0.055)
HEX8
#002d0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
000045014

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
100%
Hue
139°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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