Sepulchral Basalt outside the Rusting

#3e522a RGB(62,82,42)

About this color

Sepulchral Basalt outside the Rusting is a moderate, dark green tone, fixed at #3e522a in the RGB color space.

#3e522aRGB(62, 82, 42)

HSL 90° · 32% saturation · 24% 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
Sepulchral Basalt outside the Rusting
HEX
#3e522a
RGB
rgb(62,82,42)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,32.2%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(90,32%,24%)
HSV
hsv(90,49%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,0,49,68)
LAB
lab(32,-16,21)
LCH
lch(32,26,127)
sRGB
(0.243,0.322,0.165)
HEX8
#3e522aff
CSS Name
Decimal
062082042

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
32%
Hue
90°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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