When the Grey Ash for Draining

#512f48 RGB(81,47,72)

About this color

When the Grey Ash for Draining is rendered by screens as RGB(81, 47, 72) — a dark, moderate magenta hue.

#512f48RGB(81, 47, 72)

HSL 316° · 27% saturation · 25% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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History

Fuchsine and its relatives, the first aniline dyes, triggered a Victorian fashion craze for bright synthetic colours that natural dyes could never match.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep magenta 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 magenta with deep forest green for bold contrast, or with pale pink and warm ivory for a palette of refined intensity.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Grey Ash for Draining
HEX
#512f48
RGB
rgb(81,47,72)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,18.4%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(316,27%,25%)
HSV
hsv(316,42%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,42,11,68)
LAB
lab(24,20,-9)
LCH
lch(24,22,336)
sRGB
(0.318,0.184,0.282)
HEX8
#512f48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081047072

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
27%
Hue
316°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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