The Slow Basin until Seeding

#3f5f40 RGB(63,95,64)

About this color

The Slow Basin until Seeding is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #3f5f40 in the RGB color space.

#3f5f40RGB(63, 95, 64)

HSL 122° · 20% saturation · 31% 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
The Slow Basin until Seeding
HEX
#3f5f40
RGB
rgb(63,95,64)
RGB%
rgb(24.7%,37.3%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(122,20%,31%)
HSV
hsv(122,34%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(34,0,33,63)
LAB
lab(37,-19,14)
LCH
lch(37,24,144)
sRGB
(0.247,0.373,0.251)
HEX8
#3f5f40ff
CSS Name
Decimal
063095064

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
20%
Hue
122°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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