When Corroded Basalt with Decaying

#3e4e3e RGB(62,78,62)

About this color

When Corroded Basalt with Decaying is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #3e4e3e in the RGB color space.

#3e4e3eRGB(62, 78, 62)

HSL 120° · 11% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Corroded Basalt with Decaying
HEX
#3e4e3e
RGB
rgb(62,78,62)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,30.6%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(120,11%,27%)
HSV
hsv(120,21%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,21,69)
LAB
lab(31,-10,7)
LCH
lch(31,12,145)
sRGB
(0.243,0.306,0.243)
HEX8
#3e4e3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
062078062

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
11%
Hue
120°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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