Dim Bedrock despite Stifling

#05340c RGB(5,52,12)

About this color

Dim Bedrock despite Stifling is rendered by screens as RGB(5, 52, 12) — a deep, intense green hue.

#05340cRGB(5, 52, 12)

HSL 129° · 82% saturation · 11% 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
Dim Bedrock despite Stifling
HEX
#05340c
RGB
rgb(5,52,12)
RGB%
rgb(2%,20.4%,4.7%)
HSL
hsl(129,82%,11%)
HSV
hsv(129,90%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,0,77,80)
LAB
lab(18,-25,20)
LCH
lch(18,32,141)
sRGB
(0.02,0.204,0.047)
HEX8
#05340cff
CSS Name
Decimal
005052012

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
82%
Hue
129°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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