The Permanent Basin alongside Working

#118d4b RGB(17,141,75)

About this color

The Permanent Basin alongside Working presents itself as a dark, intense green shade, sitting at #118d4b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#118d4bRGB(17, 141, 75)

HSL 148° · 78% saturation · 31% 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

In practical terms, a dark green like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Permanent Basin alongside Working
HEX
#118d4b
RGB
rgb(17,141,75)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,55.3%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(148,78%,31%)
HSV
hsv(148,88%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,47,45)
LAB
lab(51,-47,26)
LCH
lch(51,54,151)
sRGB
(0.067,0.553,0.294)
HEX8
#118d4bff
CSS Name
Decimal
017141075

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
78%
Hue
148°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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