Smoldering Basalt round Rotting

#174b06 RGB(23,75,6)

About this color

Smoldering Basalt round Rotting is a intense, dark green tone, fixed at #174b06 in the RGB color space.

#174b06RGB(23, 75, 6)

HSL 105° · 85% saturation · 16% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Smoldering Basalt round Rotting
HEX
#174b06
RGB
rgb(23,75,6)
RGB%
rgb(9%,29.4%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(105,85%,16%)
HSV
hsv(105,92%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,92,71)
LAB
lab(27,-31,33)
LCH
lch(27,45,133)
sRGB
(0.09,0.294,0.024)
HEX8
#174b06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023075006

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
85%
Hue
105°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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