When Cheerless Basalt Inside Wearing

#1c6833 RGB(28,104,51)

About this color

When Cheerless Basalt Inside Wearing settles into a dark green territory with a vivid quality that feels neutral — captured at #1c6833, RGB(28, 104, 51).

#1c6833RGB(28, 104, 51)

HSL 138° · 58% saturation · 26% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Cheerless Basalt Inside Wearing
HEX
#1c6833
RGB
rgb(28,104,51)
RGB%
rgb(11%,40.8%,20%)
HSL
hsl(138,58%,26%)
HSV
hsv(138,73%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,51,59)
LAB
lab(39,-36,23)
LCH
lch(39,43,147)
sRGB
(0.11,0.408,0.2)
HEX8
#1c6833ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028104051

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
58%
Hue
138°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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