Parched Basalt till Forsaking

#011406 RGB(1,20,6)

About this color

Parched Basalt till Forsaking is rendered by screens as RGB(1, 20, 6) — a deep, intense green hue.

#011406RGB(1, 20, 6)

HSL 136° · 90% saturation · 4% 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
Parched Basalt till Forsaking
HEX
#011406
RGB
rgb(1,20,6)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,7.8%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(136,90%,4%)
HSV
hsv(136,95%,8%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,70,92)
LAB
lab(5,-8,4)
LCH
lch(5,9,153)
sRGB
(0.004,0.078,0.024)
HEX8
#011406ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001020006

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Color info

Lightness
4%
Saturation
90%
Hue
136°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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