Joyless Basalt for the Clouding

#253721 RGB(37,55,33)

About this color

Joyless Basalt for the Clouding is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 55, 33) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#253721RGB(37, 55, 33)

HSL 109° · 25% saturation · 17% 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
Joyless Basalt for the Clouding
HEX
#253721
RGB
rgb(37,55,33)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,21.6%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(109,25%,17%)
HSV
hsv(109,40%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,40,78)
LAB
lab(21,-13,12)
LCH
lch(21,18,137)
sRGB
(0.145,0.216,0.129)
HEX8
#253721ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037055033

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
25%
Hue
109°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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