The Basalt upon Plunging Strangling

#00360d RGB(0,54,13)

About this color

The Basalt upon Plunging Strangling is a intense, deep green tone, fixed at #00360d in the RGB color space.

#00360dRGB(0, 54, 13)

HSL 134° · 100% saturation · 11% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Basalt upon Plunging Strangling
HEX
#00360d
RGB
rgb(0,54,13)
RGB%
rgb(0%,21.2%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(134,100%,11%)
HSV
hsv(134,100%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,76,79)
LAB
lab(19,-27,20)
LCH
lch(19,34,143)
sRGB
(0,0.212,0.051)
HEX8
#00360dff
CSS Name
Decimal
000054013

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
100%
Hue
134°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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