The Boulder through Ruinous Suffocating

#1f742d RGB(31,116,45)

About this color

The Boulder through Ruinous Suffocating is rendered by screens as RGB(31, 116, 45) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#1f742dRGB(31, 116, 45)

HSL 130° · 58% saturation · 29% 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
The Boulder through Ruinous Suffocating
HEX
#1f742d
RGB
rgb(31,116,45)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,45.5%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(130,58%,29%)
HSV
hsv(130,73%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,61,55)
LAB
lab(43,-41,32)
LCH
lch(43,52,142)
sRGB
(0.122,0.455,0.176)
HEX8
#1f742dff
CSS Name
Decimal
031116045

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
58%
Hue
130°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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