When Bare Ash among Expiring

#48170e RGB(72,23,14)

About this color

When Bare Ash among Expiring is rendered by screens as RGB(72, 23, 14) — a dark, vivid red hue.

#48170eRGB(72, 23, 14)

HSL 9° · 67% saturation · 17% 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
When Bare Ash among Expiring
HEX
#48170e
RGB
rgb(72,23,14)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,9%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(9,67%,17%)
HSV
hsv(9,81%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,68,81,72)
LAB
lab(16,23,18)
LCH
lch(16,29,38)
sRGB
(0.282,0.09,0.055)
HEX8
#48170eff
CSS Name
Decimal
072023014

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
67%
Hue
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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