When Austere Basalt circa Writhing

#04431e RGB(4,67,30)

About this color

When Austere Basalt circa Writhing is rendered by screens as RGB(4, 67, 30) — a deep, intense green hue.

#04431eRGB(4, 67, 30)

HSL 145° · 89% saturation · 14% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Austere Basalt circa Writhing
HEX
#04431e
RGB
rgb(4,67,30)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,26.3%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(145,89%,14%)
HSV
hsv(145,94%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,0,55,74)
LAB
lab(24,-28,17)
LCH
lch(24,33,149)
sRGB
(0.016,0.263,0.118)
HEX8
#04431eff
CSS Name
Decimal
004067030

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
89%
Hue
145°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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