Burnt Basalt between Devouring

#048b06 RGB(4,139,6)

About this color

Burnt Basalt between Devouring is rendered by screens as RGB(4, 139, 6) — a dark, intense green hue.

#048b06RGB(4, 139, 6)

HSL 121° · 94% saturation · 28% 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
Burnt Basalt between Devouring
HEX
#048b06
RGB
rgb(4,139,6)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,54.5%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(121,94%,28%)
HSV
hsv(121,97%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,96,45)
LAB
lab(50,-54,52)
LCH
lch(50,75,136)
sRGB
(0.016,0.545,0.024)
HEX8
#048b06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004139006

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
94%
Hue
121°
Chroma
75
Temperature
WarmCool
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