When the Solid Basin Since Reckoning

#358728 RGB(53,135,40)

About this color

When the Solid Basin Since Reckoning is rendered by screens as RGB(53, 135, 40) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#358728RGB(53, 135, 40)

HSL 112° · 54% saturation · 34% 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 the Solid Basin Since Reckoning
HEX
#358728
RGB
rgb(53,135,40)
RGB%
rgb(20.8%,52.9%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(112,54%,34%)
HSV
hsv(112,70%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,70,47)
LAB
lab(50,-44,42)
LCH
lch(50,61,136)
sRGB
(0.208,0.529,0.157)
HEX8
#358728ff
CSS Name
Decimal
053135040

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
54%
Hue
112°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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