The Oppressed Basalt alongside Bleeding

#0c3710 RGB(12,55,16)

About this color

The Oppressed Basalt alongside Bleeding is a vivid, deep green tone, fixed at #0c3710 in the RGB color space.

#0c3710RGB(12, 55, 16)

HSL 126° · 64% saturation · 13% 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 Oppressed Basalt alongside Bleeding
HEX
#0c3710
RGB
rgb(12,55,16)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,21.6%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(126,64%,13%)
HSV
hsv(126,78%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,0,71,78)
LAB
lab(19,-24,20)
LCH
lch(19,31,140)
sRGB
(0.047,0.216,0.063)
HEX8
#0c3710ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012055016

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
64%
Hue
126°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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