Deathly Basalt across Weeping

#1b5a26 RGB(27,90,38)

About this color

Deathly Basalt across Weeping is rendered by screens as RGB(27, 90, 38) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#1b5a26RGB(27, 90, 38)

HSL 130° · 54% saturation · 23% 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 formats

Name
Deathly Basalt across Weeping
HEX
#1b5a26
RGB
rgb(27,90,38)
RGB%
rgb(10.6%,35.3%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(130,54%,23%)
HSV
hsv(130,70%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,58,65)
LAB
lab(33,-32,24)
LCH
lch(33,40,143)
sRGB
(0.106,0.353,0.149)
HEX8
#1b5a26ff
CSS Name
Decimal
027090038

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
54%
Hue
130°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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