When the Moonless Basalt without Plaguing

#0c2f18 RGB(12,47,24)

About this color

When the Moonless Basalt without Plaguing is a vivid, deep green tone, fixed at #0c2f18 in the RGB color space.

#0c2f18RGB(12, 47, 24)

HSL 141° · 59% saturation · 12% 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 the Moonless Basalt without Plaguing
HEX
#0c2f18
RGB
rgb(12,47,24)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,18.4%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(141,59%,12%)
HSV
hsv(141,74%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,49,82)
LAB
lab(16,-19,11)
LCH
lch(16,22,150)
sRGB
(0.047,0.184,0.094)
HEX8
#0c2f18ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012047024

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
59%
Hue
141°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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