What Decayed Cairn via Draining

#251614 RGB(37,22,20)

About this color

What Decayed Cairn via Draining is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 22, 20) — a deep, moderate red hue.

#251614RGB(37, 22, 20)

HSL 7° · 30% saturation · 11% lightness

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Psychology

Dark reds carry connotations of power, authority and depth — think burgundy-tinted boardrooms and aged wine labels.

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History

In ancient Rome, a particular shade of red — minium — was so valued that the scribes who illuminated manuscripts were called 'rubricators' after the colour they used for headings.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep red 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, pair this red with navy for classic contrast, with gold for a rich celebratory feel, or with soft pink and dusty rose for tonal warmth.

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Color formats

Name
What Decayed Cairn via Draining
HEX
#251614
RGB
rgb(37,22,20)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,8.6%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(7,30%,11%)
HSV
hsv(7,46%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,41,46,85)
LAB
lab(9,7,4)
LCH
lch(9,8,30)
sRGB
(0.145,0.086,0.078)
HEX8
#251614ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037022020

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
30%
Hue
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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