When Empty Basalt throughout Shadowing

#11150e RGB(17,21,14)

About this color

When Empty Basalt throughout Shadowing occupies the deep, muted end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #11150e — RGB(17, 21, 14).

#11150eRGB(17, 21, 14)

HSL 94° · 20% saturation · 7% 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 Empty Basalt throughout Shadowing
HEX
#11150e
RGB
rgb(17,21,14)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,8.2%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(94,20%,7%)
HSV
hsv(94,33%,8%)
CMYK
cmyk(19,0,33,92)
LAB
lab(6,-3,3)
LCH
lch(6,4,135)
sRGB
(0.067,0.082,0.055)
HEX8
#11150eff
CSS Name
Decimal
017021014

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Color info

Lightness
7%
Saturation
20%
Hue
94°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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