The Basalt outside Cold Oppressing

#3d662d RGB(61,102,45)

About this color

The Basalt outside Cold Oppressing is rendered by screens as RGB(61, 102, 45) — a dark, moderate green hue.

#3d662dRGB(61, 102, 45)

HSL 103° · 39% saturation · 29% lightness

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Psychology

Dark greens evoke dense forests, institution and permanence — think library walls, old maps, and military insignia.

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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

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home as 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

When it comes to colour harmony, for a natural palette, combine this green with terracotta, ochre, and warm cream. For a bolder approach, its complement — a warm red-magenta — creates immediate impact.

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Color formats

Name
The Basalt outside Cold Oppressing
HEX
#3d662d
RGB
rgb(61,102,45)
RGB%
rgb(23.9%,40%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(103,39%,29%)
HSV
hsv(103,56%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,56,60)
LAB
lab(39,-26,27)
LCH
lch(39,37,134)
sRGB
(0.239,0.4,0.176)
HEX8
#3d662dff
CSS Name
Decimal
061102045

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
39%
Hue
103°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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