When Benighted Basalt for Trembling

#0d1c0e RGB(13,28,14)

About this color

When Benighted Basalt for Trembling is rendered by screens as RGB(13, 28, 14) — a deep, moderate green hue.

#0d1c0eRGB(13, 28, 14)

HSL 124° · 37% 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 Benighted Basalt for Trembling
HEX
#0d1c0e
RGB
rgb(13,28,14)
RGB%
rgb(5.1%,11%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(124,37%,8%)
HSV
hsv(124,54%,11%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,50,89)
LAB
lab(9,-10,7)
LCH
lch(9,12,145)
sRGB
(0.051,0.11,0.055)
HEX8
#0d1c0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
013028014

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
37%
Hue
124°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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