When Lugubrious Basalt upon Smoldering

#487523 RGB(72,117,35)

About this color

When Lugubrious Basalt upon Smoldering carries its coordinates at #487523: a dark green with vivid saturation.

#487523RGB(72, 117, 35)

HSL 93° · 54% saturation · 30% 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
When Lugubrious Basalt upon Smoldering
HEX
#487523
RGB
rgb(72,117,35)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,45.9%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(93,54%,30%)
HSV
hsv(93,70%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(38,0,70,54)
LAB
lab(45,-30,39)
LCH
lch(45,49,128)
sRGB
(0.282,0.459,0.137)
HEX8
#487523ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072117035

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
54%
Hue
93°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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