The Brooding Basalt outside Dismaying

#38120b RGB(56,18,11)

About this color

The Brooding Basalt outside Dismaying is rendered by screens as RGB(56, 18, 11) — a deep, vivid red hue.

#38120bRGB(56, 18, 11)

HSL 9° · 67% saturation · 13% 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
The Brooding Basalt outside Dismaying
HEX
#38120b
RGB
rgb(56,18,11)
RGB%
rgb(22%,7.1%,4.3%)
HSL
hsl(9,67%,13%)
HSV
hsv(9,80%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,68,80,78)
LAB
lab(11,18,13)
LCH
lch(11,22,36)
sRGB
(0.22,0.071,0.043)
HEX8
#38120bff
CSS Name
Decimal
056018011

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
67%
Hue
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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