Buried Basalt alongside the Parching

#08310a RGB(8,49,10)

About this color

Buried Basalt alongside the Parching presents itself as a deep, vivid green shade, sitting at #08310a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#08310aRGB(8, 49, 10)

HSL 123° · 72% saturation · 11% 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

In practical terms, a deep green like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Buried Basalt alongside the Parching
HEX
#08310a
RGB
rgb(8,49,10)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,19.2%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(123,72%,11%)
HSV
hsv(123,84%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,80,81)
LAB
lab(17,-23,20)
LCH
lch(17,30,139)
sRGB
(0.031,0.192,0.039)
HEX8
#08310aff
CSS Name
Decimal
008049010

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
72%
Hue
123°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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