The Plaintive Basalt circa Curdling

#111710 RGB(17,23,16)

About this color

The Plaintive Basalt circa Curdling is rendered by screens as RGB(17, 23, 16) — a deep, muted green hue.

#111710RGB(17, 23, 16)

HSL 111° · 18% 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
The Plaintive Basalt circa Curdling
HEX
#111710
RGB
rgb(17,23,16)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,9%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(111,18%,8%)
HSV
hsv(111,30%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(26,0,30,91)
LAB
lab(7,-4,3)
LCH
lch(7,5,143)
sRGB
(0.067,0.09,0.063)
HEX8
#111710ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017023016

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
18%
Hue
111°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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