Grimy Basalt from Crushing

#032606 RGB(3,38,6)

About this color

Grimy Basalt from Crushing is rendered by screens as RGB(3, 38, 6) — a deep, intense green hue.

#032606RGB(3, 38, 6)

HSL 125° · 85% saturation · 8% 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
Grimy Basalt from Crushing
HEX
#032606
RGB
rgb(3,38,6)
RGB%
rgb(1.2%,14.9%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(125,85%,8%)
HSV
hsv(125,92%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,84,85)
LAB
lab(12,-21,15)
LCH
lch(12,26,144)
sRGB
(0.012,0.149,0.024)
HEX8
#032606ff
CSS Name
Decimal
003038006

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
85%
Hue
125°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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