What Hellish Basalt with Bemoaning

#144f14 RGB(20,79,20)

About this color

What Hellish Basalt with Bemoaning occupies the dark, vivid end of the green spectrum, defined by its coordinates #144f14 — RGB(20, 79, 20).

#144f14RGB(20, 79, 20)

HSL 120° · 60% saturation · 19% 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

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
What Hellish Basalt with Bemoaning
HEX
#144f14
RGB
rgb(20,79,20)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,31%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(120,60%,19%)
HSV
hsv(120,75%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,75,69)
LAB
lab(29,-32,28)
LCH
lch(29,43,139)
sRGB
(0.078,0.31,0.078)
HEX8
#144f14ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020079020

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
60%
Hue
120°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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