When Lowering Basalt in Dismaying

#306b23 RGB(48,107,35)

About this color

When Lowering Basalt in Dismaying is rendered by screens as RGB(48, 107, 35) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#306b23RGB(48, 107, 35)

HSL 109° · 51% saturation · 28% 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
When Lowering Basalt in Dismaying
HEX
#306b23
RGB
rgb(48,107,35)
RGB%
rgb(18.8%,42%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(109,51%,28%)
HSV
hsv(109,67%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,0,67,58)
LAB
lab(40,-34,34)
LCH
lch(40,48,135)
sRGB
(0.188,0.42,0.137)
HEX8
#306b23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
048107035

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
51%
Hue
109°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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