What the Carbon between Embittered Receding

#462a29 RGB(70,42,41)

About this color

What the Carbon between Embittered Receding is rendered by screens as RGB(70, 42, 41) — a dark, moderate red hue.

#462a29RGB(70, 42, 41)

HSL 2° · 26% saturation · 22% 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

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

Practically speaking, this deep red is most at home 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

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
What the Carbon between Embittered Receding
HEX
#462a29
RGB
rgb(70,42,41)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,16.5%,16.1%)
HSL
hsl(2,26%,22%)
HSV
hsv(2,41%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,40,41,73)
LAB
lab(21,13,6)
LCH
lch(21,14,25)
sRGB
(0.275,0.165,0.161)
HEX8
#462a29ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070042041

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
26%
Hue
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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