Muted Basalt after Rotting

#14742c RGB(20,116,44)

About this color

Muted Basalt after Rotting is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 116, 44) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#14742cRGB(20, 116, 44)

HSL 135° · 71% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Muted Basalt after Rotting
HEX
#14742c
RGB
rgb(20,116,44)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,45.5%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(135,71%,27%)
HSV
hsv(135,83%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,62,55)
LAB
lab(42,-43,32)
LCH
lch(42,54,143)
sRGB
(0.078,0.455,0.173)
HEX8
#14742cff
CSS Name
Decimal
020116044

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
71%
Hue
135°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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