When Stark Basalt atop Staining

#2d761e RGB(45,118,30)

About this color

When Stark Basalt atop Staining is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #2d761e in the RGB color space.

#2d761eRGB(45, 118, 30)

HSL 110° · 59% saturation · 29% 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 formats

Name
When Stark Basalt atop Staining
HEX
#2d761e
RGB
rgb(45,118,30)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,46.3%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(110,59%,29%)
HSV
hsv(110,75%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,0,75,54)
LAB
lab(44,-40,40)
LCH
lch(44,57,135)
sRGB
(0.176,0.463,0.118)
HEX8
#2d761eff
CSS Name
Decimal
045118030

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
59%
Hue
110°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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