What Forgotten Carbon opposite Bleeding

#3e1514 RGB(62,21,20)

About this color

What Forgotten Carbon opposite Bleeding settles into a dark red territory with a vivid quality that feels warm — captured at #3e1514, RGB(62, 21, 20).

#3e1514RGB(62, 21, 20)

HSL 1° · 51% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

In its darker registers red becomes serious: ambition, gravitas, and a certain controlled intensity.

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History

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Forgotten Carbon opposite Bleeding
HEX
#3e1514
RGB
rgb(62,21,20)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,8.2%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(1,51%,16%)
HSV
hsv(1,68%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,66,68,76)
LAB
lab(13,20,11)
LCH
lch(13,23,29)
sRGB
(0.243,0.082,0.078)
HEX8
#3e1514ff
CSS Name
Decimal
062021020

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
51%
Hue
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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