When the Sullen Basalt underneath Wailing

#0f7138 RGB(15,113,56)

About this color

When the Sullen Basalt underneath Wailing is rendered by screens as RGB(15, 113, 56) — a dark, intense green hue.

#0f7138RGB(15, 113, 56)

HSL 145° · 77% saturation · 25% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Sullen Basalt underneath Wailing
HEX
#0f7138
RGB
rgb(15,113,56)
RGB%
rgb(5.9%,44.3%,22%)
HSL
hsl(145,77%,25%)
HSV
hsv(145,87%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,50,56)
LAB
lab(42,-40,24)
LCH
lch(42,47,149)
sRGB
(0.059,0.443,0.22)
HEX8
#0f7138ff
CSS Name
Decimal
015113056

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
77%
Hue
145°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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