When Joyless Carbon until Plaguing

#36171e RGB(54,23,30)

About this color

When Joyless Carbon until Plaguing is rendered by screens as RGB(54, 23, 30) — a dark, moderate red hue.

#36171eRGB(54, 23, 30)

HSL 346° · 40% saturation · 15% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Joyless Carbon until Plaguing
HEX
#36171e
RGB
rgb(54,23,30)
RGB%
rgb(21.2%,9%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(346,40%,15%)
HSV
hsv(346,57%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,57,44,79)
LAB
lab(13,16,2)
LCH
lch(13,16,7)
sRGB
(0.212,0.09,0.118)
HEX8
#36171eff
CSS Name
Decimal
054023030

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
40%
Hue
346°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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