The Boulder within Desolate Vanishing

#172f12 RGB(23,47,18)

About this color

The Boulder within Desolate Vanishing is a moderate, deep green tone, fixed at #172f12 in the RGB color space.

#172f12RGB(23, 47, 18)

HSL 110° · 45% saturation · 13% 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
The Boulder within Desolate Vanishing
HEX
#172f12
RGB
rgb(23,47,18)
RGB%
rgb(9%,18.4%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(110,45%,13%)
HSV
hsv(110,62%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,62,82)
LAB
lab(17,-17,16)
LCH
lch(17,23,137)
sRGB
(0.09,0.184,0.071)
HEX8
#172f12ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023047018

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
45%
Hue
110°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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