When Mourning Basalt through Rusting

#178023 RGB(23,128,35)

About this color

When Mourning Basalt through Rusting presents itself as a dark, vivid green shade, sitting at #178023 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#178023RGB(23, 128, 35)

HSL 127° · 70% saturation · 30% 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

In practical terms, a dark green like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Mourning Basalt through Rusting
HEX
#178023
RGB
rgb(23,128,35)
RGB%
rgb(9%,50.2%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(127,70%,30%)
HSV
hsv(127,82%,50%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,73,50)
LAB
lab(47,-47,40)
LCH
lch(47,62,140)
sRGB
(0.09,0.502,0.137)
HEX8
#178023ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023128035

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
70%
Hue
127°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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