When the Parched Basalt Inside Quaking

#124018 RGB(18,64,24)

About this color

When the Parched Basalt Inside Quaking is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #124018 in the RGB color space.

#124018RGB(18, 64, 24)

HSL 128° · 56% saturation · 16% 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 the Parched Basalt Inside Quaking
HEX
#124018
RGB
rgb(18,64,24)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,25.1%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(128,56%,16%)
HSV
hsv(128,72%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,63,75)
LAB
lab(23,-25,20)
LCH
lch(23,32,141)
sRGB
(0.071,0.251,0.094)
HEX8
#124018ff
CSS Name
Decimal
018064024

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
56%
Hue
128°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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