The Wounded Basalt onto Decaying

#0a430b RGB(10,67,11)

About this color

The Wounded Basalt onto Decaying carries its coordinates at #0a430b: a dark green with vivid saturation.

#0a430bRGB(10, 67, 11)

HSL 121° · 74% saturation · 15% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Wounded Basalt onto Decaying
HEX
#0a430b
RGB
rgb(10,67,11)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,26.3%,4.3%)
HSL
hsl(121,74%,15%)
HSV
hsv(121,85%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,84,74)
LAB
lab(24,-30,27)
LCH
lch(24,40,138)
sRGB
(0.039,0.263,0.043)
HEX8
#0a430bff
CSS Name
Decimal
010067011

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
74%
Hue
121°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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