Ghastly Cave in Sinking

#12492c RGB(18,73,44)

About this color

Ghastly Cave in Sinking is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #12492c in the RGB color space.

#12492cRGB(18, 73, 44)

HSL 148° · 60% saturation · 18% 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
Ghastly Cave in Sinking
HEX
#12492c
RGB
rgb(18,73,44)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,28.6%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(148,60%,18%)
HSV
hsv(148,75%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,40,71)
LAB
lab(27,-26,12)
LCH
lch(27,29,155)
sRGB
(0.071,0.286,0.173)
HEX8
#12492cff
CSS Name
Decimal
018073044

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
60%
Hue
148°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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