Bleakest Basalt Inside the Defiling

#39282a RGB(57,40,42)

About this color

Bleakest Basalt Inside the Defiling is rendered by screens as RGB(57, 40, 42) — a dark, muted red hue.

#39282aRGB(57, 40, 42)

HSL 353° · 18% saturation · 19% 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
Bleakest Basalt Inside the Defiling
HEX
#39282a
RGB
rgb(57,40,42)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,15.7%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(353,18%,19%)
HSV
hsv(353,30%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,30,26,78)
LAB
lab(18,8,2)
LCH
lch(18,8,14)
sRGB
(0.224,0.157,0.165)
HEX8
#39282aff
CSS Name
Decimal
057040042

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
18%
Hue
353°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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