Brooding Ash despite Shadowing

#3b1016 RGB(59,16,22)

About this color

Brooding Ash despite Shadowing is rendered by screens as RGB(59, 16, 22) — a dark, vivid red hue.

#3b1016RGB(59, 16, 22)

HSL 352° · 57% 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 formats

Name
Brooding Ash despite Shadowing
HEX
#3b1016
RGB
rgb(59,16,22)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,6.3%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(352,57%,15%)
HSV
hsv(352,73%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,73,63,77)
LAB
lab(12,22,7)
LCH
lch(12,23,18)
sRGB
(0.231,0.063,0.086)
HEX8
#3b1016ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059016022

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
57%
Hue
352°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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