The Empty Basalt Around Stagnating

#2e4730 RGB(46,71,48)

About this color

The Empty Basalt Around Stagnating is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #2e4730 in the RGB color space.

#2e4730RGB(46, 71, 48)

HSL 125° · 21% saturation · 23% 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
The Empty Basalt Around Stagnating
HEX
#2e4730
RGB
rgb(46,71,48)
RGB%
rgb(18%,27.8%,18.8%)
HSL
hsl(125,21%,23%)
HSV
hsv(125,35%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(35,0,32,72)
LAB
lab(28,-15,11)
LCH
lch(28,19,144)
sRGB
(0.18,0.278,0.188)
HEX8
#2e4730ff
CSS Name
Decimal
046071048

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
21%
Hue
125°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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