When Glacial Basalt behind Stalling

#12330e RGB(18,51,14)

About this color

When Glacial Basalt behind Stalling is a vivid, deep green tone, fixed at #12330e in the RGB color space.

#12330eRGB(18, 51, 14)

HSL 114° · 57% saturation · 13% 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
When Glacial Basalt behind Stalling
HEX
#12330e
RGB
rgb(18,51,14)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,20%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(114,57%,13%)
HSV
hsv(114,73%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,73,80)
LAB
lab(18,-21,19)
LCH
lch(18,28,138)
sRGB
(0.071,0.2,0.055)
HEX8
#12330eff
CSS Name
Decimal
018051014

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
57%
Hue
114°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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