The Carbon with Joyless Weeping

#110b12 RGB(17,11,18)

About this color

The Carbon with Joyless Weeping reads as deep and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #110b12, RGB(17, 11, 18).

#110b12RGB(17, 11, 18)

HSL 291° · 24% saturation · 6% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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History

Fuchsine and its relatives, the first aniline dyes, triggered a Victorian fashion craze for bright synthetic colours that natural dyes could never match.

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Design use

In practical terms, a deep magenta like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, pair this magenta with deep forest green for bold contrast, or with pale pink and warm ivory for a palette of refined intensity.

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Color formats

Name
The Carbon with Joyless Weeping
HEX
#110b12
RGB
rgb(17,11,18)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,4.3%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(291,24%,6%)
HSV
hsv(291,39%,7%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,39,0,93)
LAB
lab(4,3,-3)
LCH
lch(4,4,315)
sRGB
(0.067,0.043,0.071)
HEX8
#110b12ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017011018

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Color info

Lightness
6%
Saturation
24%
Hue
291°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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