Brooding Carbon betwixt the Parching

#12281a RGB(18,40,26)

About this color

Brooding Carbon betwixt the Parching carries its coordinates at #12281a: a deep green with moderate saturation.

#12281aRGB(18, 40, 26)

HSL 142° · 38% saturation · 11% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
Brooding Carbon betwixt the Parching
HEX
#12281a
RGB
rgb(18,40,26)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,15.7%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(142,38%,11%)
HSV
hsv(142,55%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,0,35,84)
LAB
lab(14,-13,7)
LCH
lch(14,15,152)
sRGB
(0.071,0.157,0.102)
HEX8
#12281aff
CSS Name
Decimal
018040026

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
38%
Hue
142°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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