Distraught Basalt Since Expiring

#104c26 RGB(16,76,38)

About this color

Distraught Basalt Since Expiring is rendered by screens as RGB(16, 76, 38) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#104c26RGB(16, 76, 38)

HSL 142° · 65% saturation · 18% 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
Distraught Basalt Since Expiring
HEX
#104c26
RGB
rgb(16,76,38)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,29.8%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(142,65%,18%)
HSV
hsv(142,79%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,0,50,70)
LAB
lab(28,-29,17)
LCH
lch(28,34,150)
sRGB
(0.063,0.298,0.149)
HEX8
#104c26ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016076038

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
65%
Hue
142°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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