Mourning Basalt until the Writhing

#19570a RGB(25,87,10)

About this color

Mourning Basalt until the Writhing is a intense, dark green tone, fixed at #19570a in the RGB color space.

#19570aRGB(25, 87, 10)

HSL 108° · 79% saturation · 19% 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
Mourning Basalt until the Writhing
HEX
#19570a
RGB
rgb(25,87,10)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,34.1%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(108,79%,19%)
HSV
hsv(108,89%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,89,66)
LAB
lab(32,-35,35)
LCH
lch(32,49,135)
sRGB
(0.098,0.341,0.039)
HEX8
#19570aff
CSS Name
Decimal
025087010

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
79%
Hue
108°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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