When Frigid Basalt throughout Mourning

#14812e RGB(20,129,46)

About this color

When Frigid Basalt throughout Mourning is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 129, 46) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#14812eRGB(20, 129, 46)

HSL 134° · 73% saturation · 29% 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
When Frigid Basalt throughout Mourning
HEX
#14812e
RGB
rgb(20,129,46)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,50.6%,18%)
HSL
hsl(134,73%,29%)
HSV
hsv(134,84%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,64,49)
LAB
lab(47,-47,36)
LCH
lch(47,59,143)
sRGB
(0.078,0.506,0.18)
HEX8
#14812eff
CSS Name
Decimal
020129046

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
73%
Hue
134°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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