When Ominous Basalt Against Strangling

#2c603e RGB(44,96,62)

About this color

When Ominous Basalt Against Strangling is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 96, 62) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#2c603eRGB(44, 96, 62)

HSL 141° · 37% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Ominous Basalt Against Strangling
HEX
#2c603e
RGB
rgb(44,96,62)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,37.6%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(141,37%,27%)
HSV
hsv(141,54%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,35,62)
LAB
lab(36,-26,14)
LCH
lch(36,30,152)
sRGB
(0.173,0.376,0.243)
HEX8
#2c603eff
CSS Name
Decimal
044096062

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
37%
Hue
141°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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