When Austere Basalt till Lapsing

#2f7b0e RGB(47,123,14)

About this color

When Austere Basalt till Lapsing is rendered by screens as RGB(47, 123, 14) — a dark, intense green hue.

#2f7b0eRGB(47, 123, 14)

HSL 102° · 80% 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 Austere Basalt till Lapsing
HEX
#2f7b0e
RGB
rgb(47,123,14)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,48.2%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(102,80%,27%)
HSV
hsv(102,89%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,0,89,52)
LAB
lab(45,-42,47)
LCH
lch(45,63,132)
sRGB
(0.184,0.482,0.055)
HEX8
#2f7b0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
047123014

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
80%
Hue
102°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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