When Cold Basalt Against Gloaming

#052413 RGB(5,36,19)

About this color

When Cold Basalt Against Gloaming is rendered by screens as RGB(5, 36, 19) — a deep, intense green hue.

#052413RGB(5, 36, 19)

HSL 147° · 76% 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
When Cold Basalt Against Gloaming
HEX
#052413
RGB
rgb(5,36,19)
RGB%
rgb(2%,14.1%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(147,76%,8%)
HSV
hsv(147,86%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,47,86)
LAB
lab(12,-17,8)
LCH
lch(12,19,155)
sRGB
(0.02,0.141,0.075)
HEX8
#052413ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005036019

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
76%
Hue
147°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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